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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
TIE Little Feller,s Stock1n

Oh, it's Christmas Eve, and moonlight,
and the Christmas air Is chill,
And the frosty Christmas holly shines
and sparkles on the Eill,
And the Christmas s1eigh-bells jingle, and
the Chris mas laughter rings.
AS the last stray shoppers hurry, takin'
home tie Christmas l..ings;
And up yonGer in the attic there's little
trundle bed
Where there's Christmas dreams a-danc-
in through a sleepy. curly head.
And it S MERRY Christmas" Mary, once
asin fer me and you,
With tic little felers stockin hangin' up
beside the flue.
'Tisnt silk, that little stockin', and it isn't
much fer show,
And the darns are pretty plenty round
about tie heel and toe,
And its color's kinder faded, and it's
sorter worn and old,
But it REILLY is surprisin' what lot OF
love twill hold;
And the little rand that hung 1t by the
chimbly there along
Has grip upon our heartstrinss that is
mighty firm and strong;
So old Sanity don't forgit it, though it
isn't fine and new,
That plain little worsted stockin' hang
in up beside the flue.
And the crops may fail. and leave US
with our plans all gone ter smash,
And the mortgage may hang heavy, anG
the bills use up the cash,
But whenever comes the season, Jest SO
long S we've got dime.
There'll be sometl!in' in that stockin-
won't there, Mary--every time.
And If. in amongst our sunshine. there S
a shower er two of rain,
Why. we'u face it bravely smilin. and
We'll try not ter complain
Long as Christmas comes and hnds Us
here together. me and You,
With t.. little feller's stockin' hangla, UP
beside the tlue.
Joe Lincoln.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
Christmas Donghnuts.

A necessity. Of the Colonial Christmas
table was a generous plato of raised
doughnuts A formula for these, which
is contributed by 4 famous New Eng
land housekeeper, Is as follows: One
cupful of lard or butter, two cupfuls
Of milk, one cupful OF yeast, three cup
fuls of sugar, four or five eggs, nut
meg and a pinch OF salt. Warm to-
sether the mill, and lard, then add the
yeast; stir in -four enough to make 4
batter, and let it stand overnight: then
add the other ingredients. Kne;id soft.
and let it rise again; then roll, cut out,
and let rise before frying. Sprinkle
with sugar. and spread. not pile, on
a platter. over which napkin has first
been laid.-Harper's BaZar
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22

is peculiarly suitableas an ,inderslip. The
.kirt ~ be ELABORATED with graduating
tucks to the waist Tho body Gun be
worn, high or low with insertion set In
tho front followed by lace at the neck,
or, rs frill, for both body aid elbow
sleeves. .'or all childrens dresses the
sash is invariably worn. 1t can be soft
ribbon in liberty satin, or wide, soft silk
81 Persian colors, in a floral effect, or in
.,ne solid TINS.
With all these materials and many
others just as pretty to choose from,
there are also silks Of youthful variety,
such as India, China and foulards, IN
any of the more delicate shades.
What are known as party frocks MAY
be OF any of the materials named and
the dress of fine wool is often trimmed
as deliberately as the thlnnest muslin
with lace, bands, insertion, -ibhons and
even flowers and made with either hlSh
or low neck, as preferred' Win sie,s:
that reach the elbow, or rufiles "hlcn
fall from the sleeves at the wrists. 1t
is all a matter of choice where young
folks are concerned.
A smart dress for q little girl OF SIX
or eight is of white cloth, the yoke COY
cred with a pretty lace Of VIDE mesh.
AS a trimming turquoise, blue ribbon is
used in small rosettes and ends Inese
are carried along the waist and termi-
nate in long loops and ends at the back
A BLOSSOM PARTY.
A society woman intends giving q
blossom party to which sonic twenty OF
perhaps mere little girls will be invited
The invitations sent out will ask those
who are coming to represent some flower
in color. and be designated by the dos
som worn in the hair. In case natural
blossom is rot available, az art!hciai
one will be substituted II the child
represents a carnatfon, there are a num-
Der of charming, materials which VIII
meet the demand. If a Violet me organ
DIV over violet is beautiful and If Il rose
is to inpersonated, there are color CT
fects in these tones which arc always
available.
or course. these pretty toilettes arc ac-
companied with well-ftting Isle or SILK
hose. and dancing shoes to match ana
other accessories which make up the
details of {: child's well-appoDnted winter
wardrobe III other gowns Tor little 1olks
rod AMI white are fashionable hues, not
4 dark red but a rich. ripe scarlet the
tose 50 much III favor twenty years ago.
These dresses arc made up WIN 'ei-
vet ribbon, the red generally with black.
AZ skirt trimming. three, four or five
rows arr used, as heading for llounce,
or a pretty finish for the deep ruflle The
1-aist can be made of small tucks, or
have nicely shaped bertha edged with
lace. TIC sleeves are long or halt
length. according to fancy, IN Whlcn
frills or faring cuffs arc bedecked with
ro,:- after row Of the same velvet TRIM
ming.
For. the white dresses many varieties
of trimmings are utilized marrow velvet
especially. in all the delectabie shades
Of blue. pink. red green, making most
''.,'i q MAY NIANTON.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
Stub Ends of Thought

True phiianthrophy should be fiiea-
rn, nor Inv what we give, but by the
ruount of self-sacritice attending 1t.
irba far-seeing. cIear-yisoned man OF
action is the bulWark OF moderh ~
gauceInent. ~
Teuuysness ac.uated by resfst $ se.sr-
ally applied more rs u saiVe 70 ouL
wound than anything else
srbc composite part OF unjust and ad-
,ers.. criticism too frequently CONSISTS
os envy. with ignorance as It's residue.
Care!essness is composed OF about eeaai
parts of indifference and neglect.
chlld-ufe innocence wieies greater
influence than pulpit eloqusnce.
Conventional considerations often gan
;lutI bind us. yet we Yield |i1hoat pio-
fest TO its essential laws.
sorrow has but few companions; hap
ninasSs is pregnant with friendship.
'rhe faith that others have in US IN
spires. to Il large extent, the faith we
have in ourselves.
Failure gets fearfully lonesome at
times; success can choose its associates.
Bringing sunshine into the lives OF
others drives away clouds from our own-
The strength OF confidence IS pest ea-
pressed by absolute siisnce regarding IT.
Wher., there is one fool (unless he be
a reclusel we will generally find az as
sernhlage of idiots.
The first duty of a religious man is his
duty to mis- fellow-man.
There is no permanent satisfaction in
revenge, as to accomplish it we must
take advantage OF superior strength. wIs
or opportunity. either OF which is un-
manly and degrading.
In the face OF mothers whose children
have died. there is q look of placid purity
and resignation. bearing sembIance to
what we deem t.-vine.
ARTHUR. G.. LEWIS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
Hoqv TO Decorate
Inn Xmas Table.

a decoration of the Christmas dinner
table admits of considerable latitude. 1t
is tho one day of the yea that all cere-
monies YIELD to family demand, and the
rigorous table service even is not eS-
empt, says Harpers Bazaar. Holly and
other Christmas greens must ne found
there, and red and silver candle shades
are effective. When these concessions
to tradition are made, however. individual
taste and ingenuity may come to tie
front. at q family dinner last Christ
mas, just after the plum pudding haG
been served, the plates were removed, the
centre piece, which was a ball of holly
suspended from the chandelier. was taken
away, and a tiny lighted Christmas tree
set in its place. This was hung W.,
simple gifts, which hit or good-natured-
" some foible or characteristic of eacn
member of the company If the children
of the family are Undergraduates, their
deft fingers are often able to fashion lit
tie boxes and baskets that may be put
at each cover to hold sailed almonds or
bonbons. These children, loo, srt,ke
pretty chains of gold and silver paper,
which, used with green about the cham
tleiier, are extremely decorative III
sprays of holly are olpped in a strong
solution of alunl-water and allowed to
dry in the sun. they will present neauti-
full frosted appearance, and can De used
to advantage in the Christmas Gecora-
tons of both table and house. whole
Christmas tree, indeed, may be frosted
if sprinkled over wit. a saturated solu-
ton of alum. To pail of water alum
is added untile it will no longer dissolve
but remains in crystals or a. sediment at
the bottom \ whitewash-brush or
hand-spray may be used to sprinkle the
tree The water dries quickly, the ahrn
remaining on the branches with beauti-
full effect. The tree itsett Vii Keep Sreen
much longer if placed in a /, OF water:
pail can be used for this, and concealed
with other greens.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22


wide heart Around would gather
the entire family, and its entrance was
stlieSoccas io11 Of a great dealso ceremony.
There were music and rejoicing. while
the one authorized to light it was obliged
to have clean hands.
II wasa always lighted with a brand
left over from the log of the previous
year which had been carefully preserved
for the purpose. A poet sings Of It in
this way:
With the last years brand
Light the new block and
Tor good success in his spending
On your psaltries play,
That sweet luck may
Come while the log is Attending
lection against evil shirts and it was
considered a bad omen if the fire went ven
out before the evening was over l ~
1amliy and guests used to seat Them M
selves in front Of the brightly burning
fire. and many a story and merry Jest
went round the happy group.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22

: f1rst martyld, whose day is December
5aftI,. close by his dear Lords.
Saint Stephen was King Herods stew
ara. it seems, who served him In tie
kitchen and at table. One night as he
was bringing In the boar's head for his
masters dinner he saw the Star shining
over Bethlehem. Immediately he set
down the huge platter and exclaimed:
'tNo longer, Herod will be thy ser
want, for a greater King than thou is
born.
"a what aileth thee?" cried the King
wrathfully. DO you lack meat or drink
sts'a,t rol1 would desert my service for an
5other's?''
nay answered Stephen II lack
neither meat nor drink. But the Child
that is born this night is greater than
all of us: and Him only will I serve.
That is as true" quoth Herod, snit-
ing tho table with his fist, cas- that this
roast cock on the platter shall crow be-
fore u.s.
Hardly were the words out of his mouth
when the cock stretched his neck and
croWed Justify, ..Christus natus est"' At
this proof that Stephens words were
true, Herod was SO angry that he made
his soldiers take Stephen outside the
walls of Jerusalem and stone him to
death. And this is the reason why. unto
this day. Saint Stephen is the patron Of
stone-cutters.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
same tone as tho fabric in silk, made VI


same tone as the fabric in silk, made up
the delightful plan.
The lilly dress is worthy Of mention,
being a cream satin OF unusual beauty
made so by its richness of texture. Inc
skirt had {: long full train, finished Ds
a deep iounce Of the SAME creamy ma
terial. As Il garniture. there was race
OF much darker cream than the satin III
one of those charming conventional pat
terms SO much in vogue, which fell over
tho deep rui!ies and was headed oS d
rich ruchirG of ribbon in a tint ike that
OF the satin.
The decoliete waist had s bertha Of the
same lace falling in graceful mes. ol
the shoulder were ranches OF lilies OF the
valley, twined together with spray OIL
smiiax. The elbow. sleeves were made Of
fine net in an all over pattern finished by
Il fall of the same lace utilized Tor the
nouncc. The charm of tie gown was
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
Best Christmas Decorations

First make sure Of the evergreen,
Contentment: add to it abundantly the
flower OF Good Will. Whatever else
may be lacking. with these there Will
be Christmas in the muse. writes
Martha Mccullough Williams.
But wherever possible supplement- them
with the beautiful green things Nature
has so lavishly provided. ana add FUR
Their, her rich enhancements OF bloom
and berry The tiniest. oarest habita-
ton is not too small. too mean, 70 hoio
the soul of Christmas. Likewise 'here
sis no mace 60 cronf so so-eec,,s, it may
not DO made a thousardfoId more beau
tiful by the indwelling of the Christmas
spirit.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
Pretty Indoor Dresses,
Theatre Waists and
Cbildren S Party Dresses
written FOR The Sunday Times,)

written for The Sunday Times.)
Although the smart bet' are now
we'll equipped IN all the various gowns
yi,icl, make a wardrobe complete. certain
dainty belongings like the afternoon or
reception dress for the informal at
home dinner or evening arc still sao~'1
These arc made III a number of cnarm-
.nS fabrics, such as nun yelling, aibat-
ross cloth, loose-woren crepe, all the
qualities of cashmere and other soft
woods. which may be trimmed accord
Ing to fancy. In selecting colors wilite
takes the lead, followed by some OF the
pastel shades, which, as general rulc,.
suit all complications.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
Christmas Song.

From Heaven there came an angel
Ana cheered the shepherds with this
song:
A child is born-arise! arise!
Tn wonder manger low he hes.
In Dayid.s town, as was foretold
Nv Micah. in the days Of old,
rho promised Christ you there shaii ill.,
The saviour Of all human kllad.
win e,adness let each bosom swell,
For God with mortals deigns to d"eli7-
17lash of your flesh, bone OF your polie'
Yorr Brother is the Eternal one.
Care not. though sin and death assam
Against YOU nothing can prevail;
r ct hell and Satan 1iercely rage,
rThe Lord will all your storms assuaSe.
PIT We your trust in Him Away:
Make Him your confidence and stay
Nor fear what trials may betlde,
For. God the Lord is on your side.
Ye shall at length the victory gain,
And shall His chosen ones remain;
Then let your thanks to Him ascend,
And patient wait unto the end.
MARTIN LUTHER.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
No Objection.

"An' den Sanity Claus he come down de
chimbly-''
'tDoan he git his face all black wifi
soot?,'
oval, he doan mind dat when he's
a-callin' ON cullud chjllun'. Puck.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
c umbs From Kansas.

People try every other means for get
ting work Zone on time except the only
good one OF getting out OF bed an hour
earlier.
The guests at woman's house are
usually of two kinas-those so young they
fiirt with her husband or so old tina. they
abuse Naturalization Globe
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
a Christmas Legend.

Ever since that first Christmas Eve the
cock has crowed all night long on the
anniversary to keep away evil spirits;
for the cock is a holy bird and a know
ing one, writes Abbie Farwell Brown in
Lippincotts Magazine. There is plea
SAINT tale of him and Saint Stephen, the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
Lighting the Yuletidelog.

a custom at one time prevailing in
England. and still observed in some of
the northern districts of the old country.
is that Of placing an immense log of
wood-som,etimes the root OF a great
tree-in the wide chimney place. This is
often called the Yule log, and it was on
Christmas Eve that it was put on the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22
a Vital Error.

Crawford He seems to be a golf en-
thusiast.
crabshaw-That's no name for it At
Christmas he hung up a golf stocking
ana forgot that it hadn't any foot in it.
THE, Cafidfe-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22

what aileth thee?'' cried the King
| wrathfully. do you lack meat or drink
,,St.,rt would desert my service for an
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10
HALF CENTS N
Demand Il Sprinsing Up for Smaller
Coins than Now Circulate.

Demand Is springing Up for Smaller
Coins than Now Circulate.
The coinage OF the half cent is be-
ing demanded from numerous quar-
tiers. In the early history of the coun-
try this coin did not seem to be need
ed. Business had not reached the de-
gree of division and specialization that
rendered it useful. In all new coun
tries, where u have to be de-
veloped, there is a disregard for detail
and of small things. As civilization
progresses and population increases
the trading and every day business Is
done on finer lines. Convenient small
coins for use in small transactions
conduce to economy and saving. In
California of the pioneer days there
were no coins less than a dime. All
transactions in which change could
not exactly be made, less than a dime
caused a loss to one side and a gain to
the other. For q long time California
affected to despise nickels, but the
advantage of making closer and juster
change gradually recommended itself
and now even the coppercent is gaining
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10

these out to their nee is they pro-
noance them in different "tones." each
tone giving an ent-rely a tered mean
ing. In some parts of the Empire rs
many as eight tones" are In use. CIV
ing eight signiications to words
whose actual pronunciation Is other
wise the sane. No wonder the Euro
pean ear jibs at the task!-the
ninth meaning Of a Greek particle is
nothing to the eighth tone" of a Chi
ncse noun. Chinese has no grammar.
as we know grammar. According to
It's position in a sentence a word IS
either a noun, adjective, verb, or ad-
verb-the word itself remains the
same. In this respect Chinese is a
baby among languages. But. like
SO many other things that the Ce'es-
tial has invented and left as he in
vented, the Chinese tongue has eve
grown UP. And yet. with all its draw
backs, the literary men of the Flow
cry Land have contrivei to make 1t
serve their purpose. But almost all
the classical philosophical, and historic
cal works OF the Chinese are written
in the queer characters that only mean
something TO the eye, and cannot be
made to mean anything to the ear.
Where the Chinese language-written
or spoken-came from nobody knows,
any moro than they know where the
original Chinese themselves came
from. But it is probable that the
primary Chinese characters existed s.
900 years ago pretty much as they do
today. They are written in vertical
columns, which begin on the right of
the paper. The i1@t-urent is q brush
and a thick solution OF Indian ink Is
the medium-the paper the familiar
1imsy material made from rice straw.
Oddly enough, though the Ma.chus-
who are the ruling race In CHINA.
well as their Tartar relatives, tho
Mongols, speak a language related 20
the Chinese, they have a proper al
phabet, derived indirectly from the
West. 1t has borrowed from tie Sy-
riac. which came from the Phoenician
alphabet. And the Roman letters OF
today owe more than a littl: to the
Phoenician. So the Tartar writing
is at one end of the chain that which
was derived from the Arama'c.
stretches to our own A B c. The Ter-
tars owe their alphabet to the Chris
tan missionaries known as tae Mes
torians. But that is another story
London Express.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10
CHINA'S QUEER BOOKS
LANGUAGE WITHOUT ALPHA
BET is CURIOUS.
The Written Language Cannot he Read
Aloud So That n Listener May Conn
prehend It-Eighth Tone. of q Chinese
Noun. a

A language without an alphabet
sounds sufficiently curious. especially
when it is added that 1t is a written
language and the medium of communi-
cation throughout hat ex-
panse OF territory, the Chinese En-
pire. Not only has the Chinese Ian
guage no alphabet, but 1t Is actually
true that in its purest form, though
it could, literally speaking, be read
aloud, the sounds would have abso-
lutely no significance whatever to a
listener. To the reader, OF course, the
written or printed page would con
vey all that the author wished 1t to.
But in order to convey its meaning,
say, to a blind person, the reader
would be compelled to find his own
words, chosen from the spoken Chi
nese language. And his translation
would be much more roundabout than
the written version. Some idea of
this singular fact may be gathered
from the estimate that the fable of
"The Fox and the Grapes" which
can be told in 100 English words, could
be narrated in eighty-fve Chinese
written characters. To tell the story
in spoken Chinese would require 1913
words. Written Chinese is practically
uniform throughout the Empire, and
has hardly altered during the entire
course of Chinese history. The spok-
en- language, on the other hand, Is
constantly changing, and prevails in
several dialects, some of which are
quite unintelligible to Chinese from
the different provinces. But even the
purest form OF spoken Chinese is al
most incomprehensible to a foreigner,
except by the most arduous study. and
after years of application the Euro
pean continues to make the most lud-
ferrous ~blunders. The reason for this
Is that the Chinese tongue has but 500
to 1000 elementary words. which form
the base of their language-as the al
phabet does of ours. In order to spin
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10

More han 20 per cent OF the men
discharged from the service of the New
York Central Railroad company 20
years ago were dropped from the rolls
for drunkenness. Now. however, with
$4,000 men in the employ of the COM
pany. less than one per cent OF these
annually discharged owe the loss Of
their situations to over-indulgence in
liquor. These changes in conditions
are said to be largely due to the benefi-
CEN influence of the railroad depart
ment Of the Young Mems Christian
Association.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10

ground in that state of great resourc-
es and large ideas. The demand for
the half cent comes from those Sec
lions of the country where the strug-
gle for existence is becoming more
difficult and where the subdivisions OF
business and competition in prices
cause the loss of even half a cen in
making change to be a serious matter.
There are many things sold for a cent
which would be sold for a half cent
If such a coin existed. The dollars
would probably take care Of them
selves better If the half cent were in
existence to be taken care of than
they are now, when the cent is the
least coin that can be looked after. To
add the half cent to our coins would
increase the profits of small dealers
and the possible economies to that
class of people who are obliged to
make small purchases. AS it is now.
either the seller or purchaser in these
small dealings, which by their number
are of great Importance. loses or gains.
To save a cent each day amounts to
1855 a year, and to save a half cent
each day effects a saving Of one-halt
of the same. The country should have
the half cent.-Bankers' Magazine.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10
IN MAURiTIUS.
English Possession Whose Inhabitants
Are Anti-British

English Possession Whose Inhabitants
Are British.
The British possession of Mauriti-
us is at present the ground OF a cam
paign against everything British. The
French child's copybook which gives
a picture of the alleged British afro
cities at Ladysmith is being widely
used, and this is not the only mon
strous publication that is being is
sued with the view of fostering hatred
of things British. The newspapers,
of which there are nine or ten pub
lished here, are with two exceptions
violently anti-British, says the Lon
don Mail. They constantly speak of
the "undying hatred" of the natives
for the English. and stigmatize the
British residents as pigs, thieves,
drunkards and almost every other
Objectionable thing they can imagine.
Although Mauritlus has been a Brit
ish possession since 1910, it is as anti
British as ever. Out of a population
of $40. 1000, 100000 are Indian natives
engaged in the sugar industry. About