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deserted lips and cheeks until they
were as white as the kittens she ca
ressed. For Felicia was afraid of the
professor; afraid of his voice, wheth-
er harsh or tender, afraid of the dark
gray eyes that could be both cold and
commanding. When she finally had
to leave the kittens she slowed them
away in the depths of her laundry
basket, locked her door, and went away
feeling as if she had left behind her
some dark and terrible secret.
Christmas eve in a newspaper office
is like any other evening in the year,
except that there is twice as much
work on hand. 1t was past midnight
When Felicia went up the steps of her
clearinghouse. A mixture of rain
and snow was falling, and the wind
was sweeping around corners with a
velocity that wrapped Felicia's skirts
about her ankles like a mummy-cloth.
and threatened to carry off her UNI
brella. While she was struggling on
the doorstep a firm hand grasped the
refractory umbrella and a deep mas
culine voice at her elbow said:
Permit me, Mees Fay" Once in
awhile the Professors accept was de-
cided.
Thank you. Isn't this weather
beast!y?"
at is very bad weather.
Felicia always felt rebuked for her
slang by his measured words.
"Why. you look like Santa Claus"
she exclaimed, when they got in the
hall where it was light. Prof. Eyer
threw back his head and laughed. Fe-
licia had never noted before what a
boyish ring his laugh had.
Il do feel like cd Kris Kringle to-
night" he said, laying down the bun
dies that had suggested the likeness
and approaching the open fireplace,
where Felicia stood warming her numb
fingers. "All | need are the sleigh,
reindeer and the ability to get down
chimneys neatly to make me start out
on my rounds"
Felicia was amazed. Was this jolly,
animated boy really the petriied Pro-
fessOr? Here was man who consid-
cred Christ a myth, and who conse-
quently could not logically believe in
celebrating Christmas, now loaded
down with packages that bore an I'M
mistakabIe holiday air, and seemingly
entering into the spirit of Christmas
with the enthusiasm of boy. More
over, he had steadily avoided her for
the past two months-ever since-since
that highland here he was chatting
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to her as if there had never been an
interruption of their old tete-a-tetes
before the hall fire. She felt pretty
sure that this time he would be more
careful about expressing his disappro-
val of journalism for women. At any
rate, she would let sleeping dogs lie.
Then she remembered the cats.
"If you haven't the reindeer and
sleigh, at any rate you shall find Sip
ping down chimneys much easier than
the real Santa" she said, hurriedly,
sinking into chair. you haven't his
horizontal development, you know
That's so, | haven't" He glanced
down at his rather slender figure and
laughed again-a warm, happy laugh
Then his eyes fell upon his bundles,
and he sobered.
Miss Fay, 1 wish to consult with
you" A fresh surprise. You see,
there is only one lady, one grown-up
lady, in the world whom | would dare
present with a Christmas gift"-Fe-
licia felt uncomforta b,e-''and | have
some doubt of the propriety of this
He began to unwrap the largest of
his bundles. Felicia watched him, mys-
tilted. Why should he consult her?
The string was knotted, and dignified
Prof. Eyer was soon on his knees at
his task. Now Felicia was distinctly
amused. He was beside her on the
rug before the fire, and as she looked
! u. l,.n do,
ness had curled his hair into soft rings
on his neck and on his temples. How
mother would have loved to run her
fingers through the tumb!ed locks!
Felicia conquered the temptation.
"You ike cats?"
The question was abrupt. Felicia
started guilty.. Did he know?
Il adore them!" The tone was de-
fiant.
"Then you will understand why this
appealed to me-" And he held up his
purchase for inspection. 1t was a
wicker basket, thickly padded and
lined exquisitely with blue satin, ruff
fes of white lace and dainty ribbon
bows.
For a cat! Then. he did not mean
| to Felicia almost groaned.
"You are surprised, mich wahr, that
| should like a cat so well. This cat
was my mothers, and l have just
received her. l wish to make her and
her wee family comfortable, and
when / saw this in a window 1 was
delighted. 1t must have been made
specially for little kittens; see, so
soft and downy."
For kittens!" Felicia smiled to
herself. 1t was baby basket.
/ How she had wronged him! Her
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"You don't look much like cheer
full Santa Claus now" she said, try
ing to make her tone light, but her
lips and hands were trembling.
mo; and the feeling is all gone,
too" he replied, gloomily.
81 am sorry. / would not have TAX
en- them if / had dreamed you cared
so much"
He interrupted her, iercely. THAT
is not what l care about! 1t hurts
me that my interest in science should
have made me seem to you brute.
You misjudged me once before, but 1
hoped l had made you understand
me better!"
81 do, now" she returned, quickly.
Forgive me this time" very plead
ingly, land l will try to be a good
girl;" and she smiled whimsically up
at him.
Max Eger's face changed Felicia
looked down quickly and laid her
hand caressingly on one little crea-
ture in the basket.
81 might have known you could not
harm thing so helpless and white
and little" she said.
Prof. Eyer suddenly placed his hand
over hers and gathered hand and kit
ten in a close grasp.
ut is little and white and-love-
able" he said, intensely. land if you
wish to prove that you do not think
me cruel and heartless you will give
it to me and let me care for it as ten
derby as l long to-"
Felicia tried to slip her hand away,
but he held it tightly in his. 1t, rest
ed there; it trembled there. The kit
ten squirmed uneasily; he could not
understand his position in this mat
ter. No wonder; he was still blind.
But in the morning it was Christ
mas, the kittens were nine days old,
and they began to see things.-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
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fined homes spread out temptations
for the weak, and the young and old
reeled backward at the close of a day
which had begun in sobriety and good
nature. Abolition of that exotic fes-
tival was a material contribution to
temperance reform throughout the
country. 1t is within the memory of
the living that the most decorous ia
bles were set with the traditional
array of wine-glasses and that old
fashioned matrons deemed their hos
pitality frigid if the guest was not
invited several times during an even
ing call to partake of wines or
freshly-brewed punch, rosy fingers
making the odorous brew. As the
century closed there was universal
signs of improvement. 1t was due
chiefly to diffusion of correct ideas
concerning the therapeutic value of
alcohol. Inheriting in great measure
the false teaching from the British
islands that spirits" were a panacea
for all ills of the organs of respira-
ton, to early graves millions were
sent as drunkards who might have
lived as inha bitants of drier climates
and observers of hygienic rules of
diet
Among women the reform was
most apparent. 1t became the 'eX-
ception for refined women to offer
spirituous beverages to men in So
ciety. Introduction of the beer HABIT
laSsanaI ha
citing liquors. AS society adopted
more intellectual pastimes and out
door sports tipping of every kind
grew less. A reaction has unfortu-
nately set in. 1t is most apparent
among women. The smart set think
it jolly to guzzle, to swear and to defy
conventional restraints based on
reasonable prudence. Among the in
telligent and modest proportion of
the people drinking has steadily de-
clined, Their sons and daughters de-
spise it as vulgar. The pernicious
habit of treating" is at last coming
in for reprobation. Stupid and sense
less, it will be a bright day for young
America when that practice is obso-
lete and when rational people will
be permitted to pay for their bev-
erages as they pay for their clothing
or pay their taxes. The treating"
habit is a tax on industry for sup
port of insane asylums, for alcohol
abuse is the largest contributor to
bedlam. Americans are not as tenn
perate as they ought to be, and upon
women lie to some degree response
bility for increasing intemperance. In
a climate as stimulating as ours arti-
fetal stimulation is unnecessary for
the robust and is liable to be hurtful.
Chicago Chronicle.
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Ruined by the Canteen,

Last month Michigan papers recorG-
ed the death of young man named
Thomas f. Walker, living at Warren,
who was killed at night by an cleo
trio car. Walker was drunk and lay
with his head across rail of the
track. The father, when informed of
his death, said: Tom was good boy
until he went into the army; there
he took to drinking" Ruined by the
canteen!
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ELICIA he STATED.
She certainly had
no right to enter
his rooms. The
cats were his.
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ARE AMERICANS TEMPERATE7
Steady Improvement in Sentiment
Against the Drink Custom
Curse of Treating Habit.

NJ. Jules Cambon, ambassador of
France to the United States, has been
interviewed at Paris, where he was
enjoying his vacation. Among pleas
ing things he said to an interviewer
is the assertion that there may be
some hypocrites among the Amer
leans, but the vast ma ority abstain
from strong drink, to the great adj
vantage of the race, which for
time threatened to lapse into drunk
enness." That there was during the
last quarter of a century a marked
improvement in social habits in this
country is undeniable. 1t was most
conspicuous in public life. Contem-
porary annals conclusively show that
earlier epochs were characterized by
orgies corresponding to the bestality
of British social and public life dur
ing the close of the revolution pc
rioG, when gambling, drinking and
shameless excuses of every nature
were familiar among all grades of
society. In this country slavery I'M
doubtedly aggravated license. In the
north there was more necessity for
the whites to work; there was less
time for carousal. The wave of Fa-
Their Mathewsm sent an eddy over
here; it was not potent, but was eX-
emplary.
1t is within the memory of the liv-
ing that New Years day used to be
a protracted debauch. The most re-
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NEWS AND COMMENT.

As an evidence that drunkenness is
disgraceful, we call your attention to
the fact that every drunkard tries to
lie out of it.-Washington Qa.) Demo-
crat.
A Frer"h physician, Dr. Bonneville,
reports that among 2,072 boys and 4S2
girls suffering from idiocy, imbeeility
and various paralyses, there were 40
per cent. in whose cases alcoholism in
one of the parents or both was found.
When the lofty chimney of a distil-
lery was being finished an observer
said: "How many persons would be
killed if that chimney were to fall?"
Whereupon a bystander replied, with
bitter truthfulness: "It will kill many
more if it stand!"-Natfona Advocate.
At the recent session of the grand
lodge of the Independent Order of
Good Templars, at Syracuse, N. Y, the
report of the prohibitory committee.
Endorsed the abolition of the army
canteen, and the juvenile templar COM
mittee recommended that among the
qualifications of grand lodge lecturers
freedom from the use of tobacco, pro-
family and gambling be required.
The young queen of Holland is to-
tai abstainer and ostentatiously re-
fuses on all public occasions to take
wine. Her most intimate friend, Prin-
cess Pauline, of Wurtemberg, was by
sher won over to the ranks of the tee
totalers. Now shat King Humbert is
dead it is said Queen Wilhelmina is
the only teetotal reigning monarch, il
one excerpts the sultan of Turkey.
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tie character and the most charming
manners. He will be 81 years old on
May of next year, and that event will
be celebrated with great rejoicing in
Germany. The young man is an officer
in half dozen PrUssian regiments and
is very popular in the army. He is ex-
pected to cross the Atlantic in yacht
being built especially for his use, and
which his father will present to him
when it is finished. The prince, by the
emperor's desire, will, if he comes,
study American methods of shipbuild-
ing, which seem to have commended
themselves highly to the kaiser's judg-
ment. His private yacht will be a mar
vel of comfort and naval architecture.
Prince Frederick will preside at the
launching, which is to take place in
March, and, although the superb YES
sci is being ostensibly built for the en-
peror, it is understood that it will be
Prince Frederick's private property
and his principal birthday gift.
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of all his courtiers. In like manner
the present car, it is said, has on va
rious occasions sought counsel of
Father John and has expressed his adj
miration of his lofty character and
stainless life.
1t is not, however, as an adviser of
monarchs that Father John is entitled
to distinction, but because he is in the
true sense a shepherd of the people.
A son of the soil himself, he knows the
joys and sorrows of the people thor
oughly, and he has spent his entire life
in an attempt to increase the former
and mitigate the latter. In this work
he has met with such signal success
that most of his countrymen regard
him as a saint, who can perform mir
acles whenever he pleases. And truly
he does perform miracles, though they
are not such as require the exercise
of any supernatural power.
If he uses any magic, it is solely that
of his own wonderful personality.
A born philanthropist, he is waging
incessant war against every form of
sin and suffering, and so strong is his
will that he works wonders where men
less cody or less energetic would sure
ly fail. Strange stories are told Of
instantaneous cures effected by him
and of his unparalleled skill in obtain
ing money whenever he needs it for
any charitable purpose. Millions of
dollars, it is said, have already passed
through his hands in this way Yet he
himself has remained poor, and there
is not a priest in Russia who spends
less money on himself than he does.
His admirers claim that he has done
quite as good work in his own field as
Tolstoi has done in his, and, further
more, they maintain that the life work
of the two men is intellectually and
spiritually akin, since it is based on
their love for humanity and is designed
to prove the truth of the saying that
love is the fulfillment of the law.
However this may be. no more pic
turesque figure than Father Johns
has appeared in Europe for long
time.
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Pass Them On!
"All who joy would win
Must share it-Happiness was bor1

TAI who JOY would win
Must share it-Happiness was born a twin"
You have no money for Christmas
presents? Then pass on the things
you have-the books you have read,
the unhung picture, the duplicate
present, the scarf or gloves you do
not need, the musical instrument you
have stored away, the Christmas
caAls packed in desk or boxes-any-
thing by which you may enrich OF
comfort or please others without i'm
poverishing yourself. These things
have yielded yoI their best flavor;
lot them carry to others friendships
riN aroma. Pass them on!-Suc-
cess,
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FOLLOWS HIS MASTER.
Humble Russian Priest Who Prac-
tees as Well as breaches the
Teachings of Christ.

In all Russia there is no man who is
more honored than the humble divine
who is known as Father John of Cron-
stadt. From the czar himself down
to the lowest day laborer there is but
one sentiment in regard to him, and
that is of love and admiration.
Nominally his parish is in Cronstadt,
but actually all Russia is his see. Alex
ander I'LL, when he knew that his last
hour was approaching, sent for him
to pray by his bedside, and during his
last moments on earth this czar, once
so potent, paid more heed to the words
of the provincial priest than to those
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-19
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE.
His Father May Direct Him to Visit
the United States Some Time
Next SPRING

Crown Prince Frederick William of
Germany, who may pay a visit to the
United States next spring, is an unusu.
ally bright young man of the most gen
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-03-20
Once hours to IL an. to ).

II l.. swIsHER has arranged with
the McGloy Stock company to play
a benefit Tor the Elks lodge of this
place on Tuesday the 10Th. Prices
will be %, 50, IS and ST. This
means a packed house. The mem
hers should unite and sell every
seat
d. L. FINERTY the dealer in old
iron and rubber goods will be here
on Monday the 25th and remain mn
til Thursday Iron aud heavy goods
must be delivered at the b. & @. de
pot.
NTHE high wind to-day has filled
the air with dust and has made it
very hard on the eyes. The fine dust
cuts and grinds into the eyes until
those who have to be out Of doors
are weeping over their sad fate.
ST. CLAIR the sheer has cordially
invited the public to call and see
his new store. See his ad in another
part of this paper. An inspection
of his store will show that he has
one Of the incest places in town.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-03-20

CURLING is being placed in Seneca
the first car load having arrived
Ike Weaver has the contract for
placing it and he has a force of men
at work placing it on the streets.
The stone comes from up Deckers
creek.
TIE man who desires to be cor
rectly dressed will find what he needs
only at St. Clair.
THE substance of Mr.. Sturgiss
opinion is that there is nothing that
can be done to defeat the Greater
Morgantown sheis going to hold her
election. The other towns will fall
into line in order to get the men
that they want on the council.
A HEALTHY boom has been started
tor John Tough, Of Seneca, for NAV
or. A large number of people living
in the suburbs are working for him
and he has many boomers in town.
George c. Steele is being talked of
for mayor by a large number of PEG
pie. Either OF these men would
make acceptable candidates.
ONE way to keep the streets clean
all the time is to put the prisoners
who are in jail TO work on them.
There are many hoboes and tramps
around who might be gohbled up and
put to worF, This would serve two
useful purposes. 1t would clean the
streets and rid the town of this most
undesirable element. Tramps will!
moi stay where they are forced to
work.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-03-20
Rice's.

Mr. A. w. Porterfield's very cred
liable dissertation for the degree Of
Master of Arts, ''The Ballads of
Johann Ludwig INLAND " has been
accepted by the present head OF the
German Department, DR. Carr, and
by a special committee consisting of
Pfofs. Patterson, Chollet and Miss
Skinner. Last evening Mr. Porter
field passed a rigid oral examination
conducted by DR.. Carr, Profs. Chol-
let and fortnight.
IT is fitting that the board should
thank Col. Guffey and Mr.. Stargiss
for their gift of the pipe organ. This
magnificent donation will be appreci-
ated for years to come.
SHAGGY the Sigma Chi dog is dead
having been poisoned by some noble
minded fellow who deserves the re-
spect and esteem of everyone for his
brave action in poisoning an inoffen-
sive pet.
CHILDREN's heavy fleece lined vests
and pants from Is to Is cents at the
Cash Mercantile Company's.
The finest mixed pickles and chow
chow that can be bought are for sale
at Viewers grocery.
HATS and caps, head comfort In
stylish patterns, all sizes, all shapes
for all peoples heads.
Hifschmans.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-03-20

FAIRMoNT is now waiting for its
street cars. When they arrive the
street car line will be put into full
operation.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-03-20

THE trust has raised the price OF
window glass twenty-five per cent.
It gives builders pane.
New moon to night. With the
change Of the moon there may be
expected to be some change in the
weather.
THE boys have begun to spin tops
and they are becoming very expert.
For long time 40 tops at all were TO
be seen among the lads but some boy
has started the fad aud now it is the
only real thing wita the young ideas
OK every side the preparations for
paving are going on apace aud there is
to be great deal Of these permanent
Improvements made here this sum-
mer. Morgantown has Just begun to
improve even after all that has been
done.
suGAR making has been followed
under difficulties this year. The
season has been the shortest ever
known and the least amount of sugar
has been made that has ever been
known IN this section.
CLEANING, dying, repairing and
pressing in the best manner. Kid
gloves cleaned and dyed. Charges
very moderate. Geo. w. Weible, 424
Front street.
Now that the ice plant is done and
ready for business aud there is plenty
of natural ice put up for the summer
the people living here should not be
afraid of the ice man. They ought
to get ice very reasonable this season.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to any and all per-
.iodicals. magazines and papers receiv-
ed at the Acme.
SEATS are being placed in the
Lutheran church. The church is very
nearly completed and ready for occu-
pancy. The dedication will take
place within the next few weeks and
will be notable occasion.
DON'T fail to get your seats for Rip
Van Wrinkle right away or you may
be disappointed. They are going out
very rapidly and there will be none
left by the time that the curtain goes
up.
Russ HUSTON caught an eighteen
pound pike this morning at the
mouth of the creek The fellow
fought gamely and it required an
hours hard work to land him but he
was finally captured. The fish was
admired by many people today at the
shop on Peasants street.
LEAVE your bundle with Adam
Bower. He is an agent for Miller's
New Method Laundry
MANY distinguished men will be
here for Decoration day and the cele
bration will be one of the most nota-
BILE ever given in the town. Senator
Elkins is the latest one to accept the
invitation of the committee to be
present. He will not deliver an ad-
dress.
LETTERS from Los Angeles, CAL,
recite the sunny delights the denizens
of that town are enjoying, with the
mercury in the eighties and fine ocean
bathing at Long Beach, twelve miles
away and reached by the trolley.
Several former residents of Morgan
town now have their homes in that
city,
A RARE treat will be offered the pa
irons of the opera house on Thursday
March 21st the occasion being the APP
pearance of Mr.. Thomas jefferson in
Grip Van Winkle,n Thomas as
sumes the role that has made his
father famous for nearly twice as long
as "Trip Van Wrinkle" slept. Irving's
quaint legend possesses a perennial
charm which is said To find adequate
portrayal in the hands of Thomas
Jefferson. He is said TO have inheri-
ted or cultivated to great degree the
naivete and seemingly humor of his
father and gives performance that
is interesting and satisfactory.
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Notice.
To Patients-Dr. Little,
the Eye Physician, will
be at the Hotel Peabody
Thursday, March 18th.

AMONG the first things taken up by
the board was report OF the presi-
dent which showed the amount of in
surance carried on the buildings and
the cost of it. They also passed on
the report of the committee on gradu-
alton and signed up the diplomas af-
ter granting the degrees asked for by
the committee.
CHICKENS and turkeys dressed to
order at Weayer's grocery. All
KINDS OF country produce on hands
at all times.