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Didn't Want Him FriKhtened,

She was rather small TO be- running
around by herself, and when she entered
the office every one instinctively looked to
sec IL some one was not with her. How
ever, she was totally oblivious to the sur
prise she was creating and marched
straight to the nearest desk in q pretty.
businesslike way that made the whole Of
fee friendly to her.
please, sir, do you own our building?~
she asked.
"What building is your building. /, 10
one?" he returned
why, it's big fiat building ou. in
Hyde Park" she answered. and Afr a
moment S thought she gave him the street
and number.
"Well, we don't own it," explained the
man at the desk, but we represent tho
owner. Do you live theres"
"Yes, sir; live there with my papa and
my mamma, and told my papa that ii he
wouldn't come down and see you l would
l guess amt afraid of you
"Of course not, said the man at the
desk, indignant at tho thought that so
pretty a child should be afraid OF him Il
wouldn't have you afraid OF me for any
thing But what is it you WANT"
Il want that sign taken down." she
said, with determination.
What signs' asked the man at the
desk. vainly endeavoring to think what
the offending sign could be, and inwardly
determined that, whatever it was, it should
come down II he could possibly arrange it,
THE sign that's right on the 'front.'
door" replied the child.
II don't remember any sign on the
front door What does it sayf'
1T says, 'Peddlers and Beggars Not
Allowed In This Building, explained
the child
"Oh, that sign" exclaimed the man at
the desk. "why, that's on nearly every
fat building in the city. What harm does
1t do,'
The little girls eyes opened wide in sur
prise at the absurdity OF the question.
II guess you never saw Santa Claus. did
your" she asked.
Mono, l guess not, )" replied the II an
at the desk, rather startled by the ques-
| ton.
We'll, when he comes along with his
| pack on his back" she said in tons Of
conviction, that sign will Just about
scare him away, cause he'll know II the
janitor sees him he'll be put out. I told
papa, but he only laughed and said no
guessed he wouldn't bother you about IL.
but amt afraid of you, and want you
to take the sign down right away"
When the man at the desk had recovered
from his surprise sufficiently, he effected
| a compromise by the terms Of which the
| offending sign is to be taken down the
day before Christmas and not put back
again until the day after.-Chicago Post
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which seems to have been most easy for
attack by the Spaniards? Kent's Second
brigade, under Pearson, as before stated,
had orders 10 rest it's left upon green
knoll on the same ridge with block.
house 800 yards south. With that Pear
sons orders stopped. When this bril-
gade. consisting of the Second and
Tenth, crossed the creek. the fire had
somewhat abated. Still the battle was
roaring on the right and men were drop
ping all around. Wikoff was lying dead
in the bed of the stream. In order to
advance il was necessary to break the
line into columns Of tours. The water
was two to three feet deep and the
banks lined with thick brush. Entering
the field, tho column was struck by q
heavy fire. but it swept on, passing San
Juan blockhouse on the left of Wikoff's
and Hawkins troops, driving the Span
iards from hill to hill TO their trenches
over the Greet. Taking position on tho
crest ut distance varying form 400 to
| 900 yards from the advanced Spanish
trenches and batteries. the brigade held
ont against terrible fire. The men lay
down under the shelter of the crest and
fred steadily, not having time to in
trench.
The experience Of Pearson is an ex.
ample Of the complications that may
mpel subordinate to anticiJ ate his
,hief. After the brigade had established
itself IN the 'front.' line, to the left Of
the captured blockhouse, one of Kent 8
aids came up with an order to Pearson
10 mako the very move he had already
carried out During the day Kent had
modified his original orders 10 Pearson.
II is Of course impossible to depict
the condition Of the troops in the line
when night closed in. Words fail to ex.
press it. The heat was awful; the men
we're soaked through and through; they
had had no food since morning and nc
prepared meal then and had none thai
night, excepting in few cases wher
packs were brought up from the bed
he creek ON the shoulders Of alreac
wornout soldiers. The ground was yer
hard, being composed in some places
calcareous rock. There was no grum
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Chem Chrlafmns Trees.

Christmas trees need no longer be OBJ
jected to on tho score of expense. With 81
to spare. and u moderate allowance OF wit
and patience rs WELL really wonderful
one can DO turned out, and II this should
be doubted here arc n few facts, mere Kris
kringle market prices Us it were, to prove
the truth Of the statement.
To begin, 10 cents will buy the tree It.
self
One Of tho fragrant young pines that
come to us from Berkshire county or
Maine Is best for the purpose. For the
price given, it may measure all the way
from to 5ls feet and DO fat or slim ne
fancy likes, though tho plumpcr article
might be suggested as tending toward
moro gratifying results. The wooden rest
that supports it will DO 10 cents extra.
Next comes the business Of trimming, and
here the maternal breast will swell with
pride and Joy
For tho vast number of dainty trifles
$1.75 can buy for this use-elegant Pari-
sian little tritles-is something to produce
sensations of positive wealth, even opu-
lencc
A box Of one dozen selected ornaments,
comprising champagne bottles. rolling
pins, washtubs. coal scuttles and flower
pots, sells for IL cents.
Each TRY object is n bonbonnierc, heav-
lily frosted with gilt or silver somewhere
and showing sides or tops of isinglass
through which CLEAN tho tinted candles.
In the same bag are made splendid gold
and silver mallets and hammers, seven
inches long, that soil for . cents apiece.
Colored cornucopias of thick glace paper
| ornamented with heads or figures, can b,
! found at l cent each.-St Louis Repub
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DADDY. DADDY ARE YOU BACK so QUIcKi"
put it down at once and held out his
hands with a little crow of delight when
Guy came in
Daddy, daddy Are you back so quickS
/ thought you wasn't coming till ever 80
longp
II was sweet little voice, n sweet little
face, but the lads body was very frail and
weak, and the dark eyes looked pathetical-
" large for the delicate little face. II was
with a sort Of pas donate yearning that
Guy Fairfax pressed his child to his breast
for moment and then looked at him
with a mournful foreboding which rem
lcred his voice less cheerful than he meant
1t to be.
"Ive run homo for half an hour, Tony,
TO see that my boy is warm and comfort
ablc," said the young man, holding tho
child close to him rs he spoke.
"Oh, yes, I'm quito comfy said Tony
.ontentedly. II put on your old cloak
and offended was bear. Then l was a
little choir boy singing carols in the street
christmas carols, you know, daddy be-
cause Christmas is tomorrow, and it was
tonight that the shepherds was watching
their flocks, all seated on the ground"-
His voice passed almost unconsciously
from speech to song. Indeed, although
Tony was only years old, singing WAS as
natural to him as speech. He came of a
musical race His father was n musician
first by choice, then by necessity, and his
mother, who died when he was only Q
years old, had been "a professional singer,
belonging to a family who had lived half
their lives upon tho operate stage Tony
inherited her tastes, just rs lie inherited
her golden hair, but he had his father $
brow and his fathers eyes
You like carols, Tony?'
AT Christmas time, daddy. VIII tho
singers come down this street tonight do
you thinkY'
"Perhaps so There used to be plenty
Of them when l was boy"
You lived here when you was little
boy like me, didn't you, daddy"
Not hero in the town, Tony-a little
way outside-at tho big house I've told
you about before
Tony regarded his father with baby seri-
ousnoss won't you take me to SEQ 1t
while we're here, or is the comp'ny goin &
away tomorrow"
Fairfax belonged to travelling operate
company and could not afford to do other
wise than the other members of the troupe,
but no would have given good deal to
find Emself in any place rather than the
big northern manufacturing town where,
unfortunately his farlily had been well
known fee many generations. He had
broken wits his relations long ago, but
well, it was trying to find himself so near
the dear old Grange where his father was
still living, two miles outside the town,
and not be able to go near him or even
let MN A"o" ,naL .i.s son and grandsoi
were so near
II can't take you to SEQ It," he said In
low voice to tho little son. "There-
there wouldn't DO time"
He was ashamed of the subterfuge as ht
looked into Tony's innocent eyes, but
Tony was only half attending after all.
"And Santa Claus" he said "Will he
come down the chimney to give N,
things. as no did you when you were lit
tie boy?"
.'Really, Tony, we must look after you,
English. Chimney, indeedl You know
better than thatl'
ut don't mattor," said Tony fearlessly
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bling, no depression Of spirits, only de-
.crmination to hold on, and a wish for
support, although, while they did not
know it, there was mono TO give them.
All the infantry and cavalry were on
the front line and the only help to be
looked for was the coming Of LawtOn
down the Ell Caney road TO threaten the
Spaniards ON the unprotected side Of
Santiago.
Lawton moved up, it's true, but not
until after midnight and then unseen by
the Spaniards, until he reached their
pickets, about 900 yards from the right
Of the cavalry line on the crest, as be-
fore stated. There he halted, and sent
back to Shafter for renewal of orders
Calls for support for the troops in.
trenched on the San Juan ridge had, CT
course, reached Shafter at various times
during the afternoon and evening of the
LIST, and he told Lawton that as things
stood the quickest way to get in position
in aid of Wheeler's line was to counter
march to the crossroads southwest Of Ell
Caney and come back to FL Poso, thence
to San Juan ridge.
Nothing definite has yet been made
known as to tho strength Of the Span
iards on San Juan ridge. The garrison
Of Santiago is placed at 10, 600 before
the much talked Of Pandos column
reached there. It would have been pos
sible to have sent half the garrison or
more from the main trenches to San
Juan ridge after it was apparent that
the Americans were to attack there in
force Why it Gas not done only the
Spanish generals can explain. A French
officer in the Spanish service told one Of
his oountrymen in the Third cavalry
that the SpaniaIds were amazed at the
persistency OF the Americans in push
ing forward against San Juan ridge in
the face Of the pitiless fire which was
poured at them at the crossing and
while ascending the slopes. BE also said
that when the Spanish troops were
driven over the crest of the ridge the
men in their second line had to hold
their fire for fear of killing friends, and
that that resulted in demoralizing them
quite as much as those driven out Of the
front trenches were demoralized by be
ing compelled to beat retreat; hence
there could be no attempt at a coun
ter charge, just at the time when it
would be more effective-that is, at the
very moment Of American success, 1t is
well known to fighting men that the
very moment Of success and high exul.
tation is the most dangerous for the as
saulting column. Strength is exhausted
in the effort to take position, but oncs
the victoIs have time to get breath ano
come TO full realization that the posi-
ton is theirs they will die in thei
tracks before giving it up Every mo
ment that the Spanisrds delayed coun
ter attack OH San Juan ridge made the
Americans so much stronger,
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"will he come down it-that's what I
wants to know?'
"Not down attic chimnoys, I'm afraid
said tho father, with sigh.
"Oh-h but in at the door maybel Per-
haps his sack would be too heavy for the
chimney He'll come all tho way up
tho stairs, bump, bump, bumpity- bump,
won't he? And l shall stop awake and
hear him."
Better not" said Guy rather sadly
"Santa Claus has forgotten us this year,
mamie. He comes only to rich people"
"That's shame" said Tony. 1--WE
aren't rich people, are we, daddy"
Certainly not" answered the young
man, thinking of the guinea week which
he was accustomed to receive on treasury
day mot precisely rich, Tony, but not
paupers-yet. "
Tho bitter accent in his voice was caused
by vivid remembrance of some words
that the angry old father had once address
ed to him you need not darkon my
door again, sir. and when you and your
wife are paupcrs don't think that you will
get money out of mol' Tho word pau.
pcrs" always recalled the bitterness of that
moment TO his mind.
WHATS paupersy" said Tony Then in
an distracted tono, II suppose Santa Claus
always came to the big house where you
livedy'
~ suppose he did"
"And docs he come stillS"
"If there were any children there, dare
say he would. "
"Ohr' said Tony, with very solemn
face. Then he said no moro, but sat mo-
tionlcss, looking thoughtfully Mt the OPP
posito wall, while his father rose from tho
bed and began to busy himself about vari-
Gus ..Jusehold matters, which might have
seemed to an observer almost pathetic
when done by the clumsy fingers of a man
Not that Guys fingers were clumsy; they
had all tho delicacy of the born musician
and the gcntlrncss of q woman, and it
came quite naturally to him to build up
tho fire, hang Tony's flannel nightgown
before it, warm some bread and milk for
the child and finally make and drink n cup
of strong tea before he went back to the
orchestra
Good night, Tony Go to bed soon,
there's a good boy Shall unfasten your
clothes?"
"No, thank you, daddy I'zo not a
baby" said Tony, with dignity. And
Guy went away laughing at this NANTES.
tation of infantile pride He had little
enough to laugh at, and it was a good
thing for him that Tony's smiles and
frowns and baby wilcs as well as the
child's innate genius for music kept his
heart from growing hard. The amused
! light was still in his eyes when he reached
the theater, but it would soon have died
away had he known what Tony was doing
while he was gone.
Its a dreat pity" Tony soliloquized
as no ate his bread and milk when his ia
theirs steps had died away-"it's dreat
pity that Santa Claus does not come tc
poor little boys as well as rich ones.
s'pose he'll never think Of coming hero,
but If l lived in the house where daddy
used to live ho'd come, because daddy said
If there were any children there-oh,
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The First Christmcs.

A good OLD bishop named Telesphorus
who lived in Rome in the year 49, A. d.,
holds the honorable record of being the
frst person to officially order the celebrat
Ing of Christmas day. He gave instruc
lions to his priests and his congregation,
that this day. corresponding to our Dec
e5, should be kept as solemn feast, with
The performance of divine services. Will,
relesphorus occupies this unique place in
he history OF the ancients, it appears that
'hristmas day was first observed as fal
ack rs the year IS A. D., but by whom
d how arc matters of conjecture. Thes,
'ails have haen lost in the shuttle Of tn,
- -Fxttlr'-"
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CROWD OF BELATED SHOPPERS HUSTLED
EACH OTHER on THE PAVEMENTS.
wish l could go to daddys old house and
see Santa Claus for my very own self
What pity that daddy does not live there
now
He put away his empty bowl in little
wooden cupboard and came slowly back
TO tho fire Then he yawned and thought
the room looked very lonely and wondered
what he could do to amusc himself Ho
was self reliant little lad, not often in
want of occupation, but just now it seem
ed TO him as though something had gone
wrong with the world He was vaguely
dissatisfied and knew not why,
Then sudden idea occurred to him
Z that sent tac blood to his cheeks and
sparkle to his eyes "Tonys ideas
'ro sometimes trouble to his father
ley were always original, but apt to be
practicable and oven dangerous. The
.oa that had come to him now was that
nc should go to the house where his father
had lived and ask to be allowed to wait
;es Santa Claus when he came down the
chimney that night
| 1T would be lovelyl" said Tony to him
J self, II shouldn't be no trouble to no
| body and very likely 1 should be home
, again before daddy got back from the the
! alter, | should run all tho way, and
| should tako my fiddle and play while
Shepherds Watched and sing the words,
and then tho people of the house would
say ooh, there's the waitsl' And they
] would open the front door wide and lei
| mo in"
The idea took complete possession of his
| little soul. AS it happened, he knew the
name of tho house where his father had
once lived and had general idea of 1t,
locality. 1t was two miles from the big
town, but there was an omnibus which
would take him almost all the way, And
Tony, although kept as closely as possible
to his father side, had good deal Of ex
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

A tall, spare, dark eyed young man,
With violin case in his hand came UP
)he narrow stairs three steps at once, as
though he were anxious to reach tho little
ttic room which was his destination.
There was u lamp in the hall below, but
no light on the stairs or landings, save the
dim CLEAN which came through askylight
In the roof, and at g o'clock in the even
Ing Of the oath of December it is needless
to remark that tho top story was onyclop-
ed in total darkness. But Guy Fairfax
seemed to know his way by instinct and
did not pause until he reached tho scratch
ID and shabby looking door which formed
The entrance to his abode. There he stop
ned short, waited and listened for mo-
ment, arrested by a sound that issued from
the room.
1t was the sound of a violin, family
played, as though the instrument itself
were small and the hand of the player
weak. Presently there arose also sweet
little thread of n childish voice, singing to
the tune picked out on the violin the
words of well known Christmas hymn;
"while shepherds watched their focks by
night,
All seated on the ground"
Guys face contracted n little ms II with
pain Then he smoothed it rcsolutcly,
called up smile and opened the attic
door.
1t was n miscrahly bare room, not very
clean nor very tidy, and tho small fire TINT
burned in the rusty grato did not avail TO
warm the atmosphere. On tho bed, with
m old fur cloak tucked round him for
warmth, little hoy was curlcd up, his
aands holding the tiny fiddle, to the notes
of which Guy had been listening But he
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perience concerning trans. omnibuses,
trains and other modes of transit, and he
was not at all dsmaycd at the notion of
making his way to n strange part of the
town. Ho proceeded In haste to mako
preparations for his expedition. First he
found piece of paper and scrawled upon
IL in enormous sprawling letters: "Plese,
daddy, have gone to your old house to
find Sandtcrklawso, and / shall tell him
to bring things to poor likklo boys as well
as rcche onos. Tony" Tony's spelling
was not his strong point. Then he put on
his cap and his little overcoat, rather thin
and very shabby, took his violin under his
arm and so set forth.
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PULLING SANTA CLAUS LEG.

Santa Claus sat in his easy chair
BY the fireslde. bright and warm.
Looking contented and debonair
As he harked to the outside storm
He toasted his hands and his little red
toes
BY the flreliRhts cheerful gleam,
And his rosy cheeks and jolly. fat nose
Glowed like a poets dream.
But see. His head mods TO and fro,
His hands fail supine in his lap.
And hark That sound was a snore,
know
Sanity was taking a nap.
And that's where Toddie and Tot and
Wee
Found him one winters night
And clapped their hands and danced
with glec
At the very unusual sight.
They knew full well. for they'd ottes
From old granny's lore so deep
That Sanity was bound to keep his word
Given when caught asleep.
So Toddie and Tot took a shoulder each.
Close up 20 Santy's ear.
And Wee climbed up within easy reach,
Where he could both see and hear.
They wished for Christmas gifts galore,
so dear to the heart OF child
Till Santa Claus quite forgot to snore
And nodded his head and smiled.
Then home ran Toddie and Tot and Wed
And Struggled up warm In bed
And dreamed of fairy Christmas tres
In colorS OF gold and red.
Then Santa Claus woke. "oho." quoth
he.
'What aileth my left side limb?
It's longer by far than II ought to be,
I'm a victim of film fam-flimi
Ho. slave! Quick! Harness my reindeer
team.
Fetch Snowflake. Frosty and Meg,
For while dozed OF in a lazy dream
The babies have pulled my leg.'
New York Sun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

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fast asleep, but he was quite consolcd when
duy told him that the old gentleman with
tho white hair and mustache. who must
henceforth DO called grandad, was the best
Santa Claus that he had ever seen and
that Tony might go to him after break
fast and sit on his knee while he sang how
shepherds watched their flocks by night
us tho Christ Child came with gifts of peace
and joy and good will to men.
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A N J u A N
blockhouse had
fallen, but the
killing of Amer
leans did not
stop. Less than
500 yards beyond
it, upon high
elevations, to the
right and to the
left. the Span
iards still held
on. At this time
part of the Third,
Ninth and Tenth
cavalry an d
roug h riders
were ON the ridge
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HER CLINCHING ARGUMENT

Il have been told" said the football
player tn his iianCce. that YOU have
been engaged before; that | am not tn,
first"
The intensity of his passion made her
shudGer but she quietly recovered herself
And is il not proper" she demanded
before playing a match game tn try \
few practice games with scrub t,amsc'
Chicago Evening Post.
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Bad Breath

There is nothing more healthful than
onions, but people are afraid to eat them,
because they make their breath unfragrant.
But there is a less fragrant breath-the breath
of a person with foul stomach Take
him away We inwardly cry. Do see that
your breath is pure. One or two