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But you and 1 are not related" said
McPhail, land l don't see how it would
be wrong for me to marry your daugh-
ter
But can't you see that if you mar
ricd my Ellen then. your Christy would
be my granddaughter and if we both
married we would both be married to
our granddaughters-in-l
But thcn we wouldn't be really mar
ried to our granddaughters, and to
raise such Il point is to SAVIOR of the
ritualstic churches"
This was sore insnuation to make
and MacEarlanc resented 1t.
1T would be well for you to be as
free of the lcaven of the ritualistS as l
| am" he exclaimed testify.
"Rut will you give me your daughter
Ellen in marriage" asked McPhail.
will you give me your daughter
Christy?' rcterted MacTarlane.
How can | when you say yourself
that she will be your granddaughter"
"Eut you say they will not be our
sTanddaughtcrs."
Nv no am l tuat should pass JUG
ment! And, anyway, you should AVOID
even the appearance oil eVi!. was the
prSt to speak, ana think you should
| yieid to me-
81 will never YIELD" said MacFar-
! Kane. And without another word Nc
Ihail returned to his home.
Let it surprise no one that in all this
csurtShip neither OF the girls has ap-
peGrcd, for among these Old fashioned
/ Scotch people it is the custom for the
p2Frnts to make the matches ana con-
suit tie children aftcrward At first
/ ChrisFy and Ellen did not understand
why their fathers forbade them to meet
each other or TO visit IS was their wont,
but enc evening when ChriSty was
Banging home the COWS McPhall sud
denly appeared in the path and made
proposal of marriage that was nothing
more nor less than proposal for an
elopcmcnt. AS soon rs she recovered
from the surprise she sent him about
his business In way that loft no doubt
rs to her feelings. When she got home
she told her experience to her father,
and, though he was very tcsty, he did
not kindle with Indignation, as she cX-
p"cted. and it was not until she met
Ellen at the store on the following day
that she learned that her father had
bcn guilty Of similar proposal and
had been dismissed with equal curt
ness After that neither could say n
w@cd but "Wcll, did You ever" And
though they parted laughing mt the fol-
~ Of the two "DOdachan' Qoolsh old
lhdlS' they llad their tempcrS with them
when they got home. Although each
was as obedleht daughter as any IA
'licr could desire, they both made up
tRer MINDS that this was Il case where
the scripture text, parents, provoke
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have existed If each of the old men had
given his daughter to the other in mar
riage became Il subject of universal de-
bate, and when young man thought
he had arrived at the root of the mat
ter he usually called on either one or
the other Of the old men and rehearsed
his arguments. In the meantime the
daughters famed the flames. and the
question of possible relationship was
discussed regarding their children and
their chldren's children even unto the
third and fourth generations. At last
John Douglas. Il young man who was
very frequent in his calls on MacFar
lane and very shrewd In his arguments,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-09-28

friends, and in order that they might
receive the care that they need it has
been arranged that on the first of the
year they will both take up their resi-
dcncc in the Mac1'arlauc house, which
Is the more comfortable, while their
children will work their farms for
them. And to the end that they may
not be neglected old Mary Mcmillan,
who is as deaf as Ailsa Craig, is to be
their houSckecper She will not mind
their discussion so long as they keep
out of her way, and when they weary
of the question of relationship they can
take up the church and state as in 9th
er days before they foiled one another
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-09-28

considered himself fortunate i'll getting
such a congenial neighbor. During their
first interview. which occurred on the
STRAW stack ut a thrashing bee, they
discovered that they belonged to the
same political parties and that in re-
Hgion both held to the letter of the Gov
enant as became descendants of the
stern Cameronians who had moved into
the new world to seek their fortunes.
but, besides being men of such settled
Opinions, they were both widowcrs
with grown up families, and each had
pne daughter remaining at home to
Keep house.
aWith all these points Of sympathy, it
was natural that the two good Scotch
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-09-28

A vHEN Dugald MacFarlane
IA n moved into the Huron tract,
Y w his neighbor, Neil McPhail,
felt CraVCly thankful and
, 1901-12-19

For ten minutes nothing came. and he
was just starting down to ask the
landlady IL she couldn't put a cot in
the hall SO he could go to bed, when
in came another box. 1t was from
Jane-just her luck, of course, to be
late and strike him when he was all
worked up to the bursting point Blu
let us draw a veil over the scene right
here n leave the poor man alone as
he opens James box.
1t was not more than half-past nine
the next morning when the Rev. Mr..
Stanwix mounted the Wilkinson steps
and tugged at the door bell. He asked
for Jane. 1t seemed rather queer, but
they ushered him into the parlor and
sent Jane in Well, to make a long
story short, II wasn't ten minutes
until he had the thing all fixed up. He
had his chair drawn close up beside
her end of the sofa.
Jane he was saying. "I've loved
o ever since the first day l saw you.
but l neve knew it until l opened
your box"
Then o liked them. did you?
I'm so glad" murmured Jane.
Il should say l did! Why, it's one
of h finest meerschaums / ever saw.
and that tobacco used to be my favor
lite brand at college. But, Jane, how
did you know / used to smoke, and
was dying to begin again."
Jane had stopped breathing at the
word meerschaum. Now she caught
her breath, and for once in her life
rose to the occasion and didn't put her
foot in it. She simply looked up at
him and smiled demurely-
"oh. l guessed it," she said.
1T was the best guess you ever
made. ] should have died last night
amidst that awful landslide of slippers
II I hadn't smoked about half of that
tobacco. l mean to keep on smoking
now-that is, II o don't object,
dear?"
Jane scored again.
Il rather like the smell of good to-
, 1901-12-19

An old Spanish church at Santa
Cruz, Cal, has long since been aban-
doned to the bats and the rats. No
religious service is held there except
once a year-on Christmas Eve. Ex-
ternally the church looks like a stable
and has no furniture except a magnif,
cent brass chandelier. The floor and
walls are of stone, and on the eastern
side there is a manger, looking through
the bars of which one sees the scenes
of nativity. with the towers of castles
and palaces in the distance. In the
foreground the Virgin sits by the man
ger holding the infant Savior, with
st. Joseph leaning over her and the
wise men offering sheep. oxen and
various precious gifts.
Outside this interior stable there are
figures of men carrying sheep and
calves on their shoulders. Fastening to
the sacred Gene.
In this chapel worshipers remain all
night on their knees. The side
OF the old church is against the east
wall. high upon which is the only
window in the edilce. so that the first
rays of the morning sun irradiase the
scenes of the nativity. which como as
a roseate glow, and as soon As this
teaches the worshipers they leave the
church, light cigarettes and begin
their festivities.
, 1901-12-19

The Russian has no fixed meal time
He eats when he is hungry. which is
often. He has about six square meals
a day. He has at least a dozen lunches.
a little bit of salt fish or some ~caviare.
or a piece of bread and cheese. washed
down with a nip of fiery vodki. He
never passes a station without a
glass of tea-marvelous tea, with a
thin slice OF lemon floating in ii. You
get a fondness for Russian tea. and
forswear bemilked decoctions forever.
The table manners OF the Russian
such as you see in hotels and buffets
are not pleasing. He sprawls with
outstretched elbow OF the table and
gets his mouth down TO his food ra her
than raise the food to his mouth.
He makes Objectionable noises in his
throat. He la a finger bowl. and he
rinses his mouth as the rest OF us do
when cleaning our teeth in our bath
rooms. Then he squirts the water
back into the bowl. In time one gets
used to this.-Chicago Journal.
, 1901-12-19
REV ElELE.
Version Authorized to lie Read In Episco-
pnt Churches.

A new Bible, authorized by the late
general convention In san Francisco, to
be read In all Episcopal churches in the
United States, which has been in pro-
cev Of completion Ivy the committee on
marginal readings. In session in New
York is now finished. says the Times.
1t was stated that an English firm
has undertaken the publication of this
Bible without expense TO the commit
tee. This new Bible Is to consist Of the
text and renderirgs of the King james
version. the renderinGs Of the English
revision and the renderings of the re-
cent American revision.
The renderings Of the Episcopal conf
mission are ordered to he printed In an
appendix for preservation. The late
convention. while ii praised the schol-
arship Of its commission. did not place
their work upon the same level as that
of revlsers who had included lay schol
ars and who had spent many more
year ut the work. besides being far
larger in numbers. The new Bible in
sures the very latest renderinGs. al
though the reading of them is permits
sive only, not obligatory.
, 1901-12-19
TALKS ON

The best way to advertise is Just t
advertise. Get at 1t with a view to hav
Ing the people know what you mos.
desire to sell, and incidentally lettin,
them know hat the specified items d.
not represent your full stock. Say in
teresting things about interesting good.
and nave the goods to talk.
Men talk of the secret of successful
advertising. but it is all very plain. TIL,
essentials are to offer what peopl,
want. at fair prices. and to offer it IL
a way that will make readers know
they want 1t. The art in writing an
advertisement is to speak as the inter.
ested and well-informed merchant
would speak to a prospective customer
The mere appearance of a business
mans name and address in every issue
OF a leading newspaper will do work to
increase his trade. Every business man,
however, is able to give facts about his
establishment which will
people to deal with him. To state such
facts clearly in a newspaper is the prin-
cipal secret of successful advertising.
The idea that it takes p number OF
impressions to make the average ad-
vertisement effective is not new. Forty
years ago an English advertiser said
to the publisher of the Cornhill Maya
zine: I'VE don't consider that an ad-
vertisement seen for the first time by
a reader is worth much. The second
time 1t counts for something. The third
time the readers attention is arrested;
the fourth time he reads 1t through and
thinks about it; the fifth makes a pur-
chaser of him. 1t takes time to soak
In"
, 1901-12-19
A CHRISTMAS WAIT.
Nv Emma AlJce Rrowne

BY Emma Alice Browne.
BREAK In the dreary East, and bring the
Rise. holy Christmas morning, Break
The blossom OF our hope-the stainless
King
For weary is the night,
strange darkness wraps the haggard
And worn with failure, spent with grief
and loss,
From the pathetic hadow of His Cross
We yearn and cry to Him.
sad pilgrims, burdened with unshriven
Oppressed. and covering meath the chas-
We humbIy seek the path His feet have
trod,
And strive to enter in.
His anger is so slow-His love so great
Tho we have wandered in forbidden
Spurned and denied Him, all our fruit
less days,
He calls us long and late.
We are so poor! OF all the squandered
years
We bring no tithes of oil. or corn. or
wine,
Nor any offering to His spotless shrine.
Save penitential tears.
We can but cry to Him in bitter stress;
Nor break the bruised reed.
Hard was the lot for His contentment
Rough was His garb. and rude His lent
en- fare; .
In all the earth He had not anywhere
To lay his weary head.
His patience is so long. His wrath so
Tho Knocked and scofed. Insul,ed and
denied,
Beaten with many stripes. and crucifed,
He will not bid us go.
BY all the anguishe of His laden breast
The bloody s~weat-the sleepless agony
The pangs and p~ennance of Gethsemane-
He giveth the weary rest.
Break in the dreary East, oh. morning.
with healing in thy holy wings. and
bring
Fruition of our hope-the promised
And biameiess Sacrifice.
A udden pulse of waking life we hear
Throb in the hush of hollow glade and
dell:
The hills take up their olden canticle;
Behold! The Dawn is neart"
And far against the soft auroral glow,
Peak, over peak the kindling summit
The wales. rejoicing, seem to lift and
Thro' curling mists below.
And far along the radiant heights of
morn
A sudden burst Of choral triumph swells.
The sweet TIE Deum of an hundred bells
And 10! "Messiah's born!'
And all the burden of our grief and sin
Is lifted from our souls forevermore,
As humbly knocking at the Masters door
He bids us enter In.
, 1901-12-19

In consequence OF the Presbyterian
form of church government, as consti-
tuted by John Knox and his coadju-
tors IN the model of the ecclesiastical
polity Of Calvin. having taken such
firm root in Scotland the festival Of
Christmas, with other commemorative
celebrations retained from the Roman
calendar by the Anglicans and Luth-
Grams. is comparatively unknown in
that country. at least in the lowlands.
The tendency TO mirth and joIity at
the close of the year. which seems
almost inherent in human nature. has
in north Britain been for the most
part transferred from Christmas and
Christmas Eve to New Years day and
the preceding evening, known by the
appellation Of. Hogmenay. In many
parts OF the highlands OF Scotland.
however, and also In the county of
Forfar. and one or two other districts,
the day for general m~erryymakiRg is
Christmas.
, 1901-12-19

The Dominic used to complain some
times about the character of the stories
the rest of us told. He said they were
too economical in their use of the ele-
ment of truth. And truth was so
cheap. and also SO interesting. he
would say. We were always ready to
admit that 1t was interesting, but were
not 81 free to acknowledge its cheap
ness. Like ether exotics II seemed to
us expensive. Fiction. being 80 much
more easily produced, appeared to be
the true mental provender in the Corn
Cob Club. a social institution where
we decided questions of great pith and
moment by the aid of the civilizing
and enrolling influence OF tobacco in
Generated In cob-pipes. The Dominic
had quit smoking when he entered the
ministry. but he always said the cobs
smelt good, SO W. had hopes of his
reclamation: besides. the air was usu-
ally SO thick that he absorbed enough
to bring him up. in a large measure.
to the high philosophic plane occupied
by the rest of us.
II happened on Christmas Eve that
somebody told a story appropriate
enough 10 tne season SO Tar as the SUB
iect went. but ~palpably impossible con
sidered as n happening. At least the
Dominic said it was. and threatened to
tell a Christmas story himself; and
being counseled by the Professor. who
was classical In his language. to blaze
away" the good man complied as fol-
lows:
There used TO be a young man
named Stanwix who was rector of a
church at a little town in New Jersey
called Appleburg. Very amiable young
man, not long in the ministry, and I'M
married. Nlee-looking chap, too, and
a bright fellow, but he had hisstrials
at Appleburg. Mainly 1t was the wo-
men-they thought he ought to marry.
and of course they were right. But
thinking go wasn't enough for those
dear Appleburg ladies'; with the true
feminine desire to help they resolved
to see that he did marry. But here
again they showed a universal femi-
nine trait by refusing to co nbine and
, 1901-12-19
UNABLE TO STAND FOR MONTHS
BECAUSE OF SPRAINED ANKLES.
Cured by st. jacobs OIL.
(From the Cardiff Tlmes.)

~-F
Among the thousapds of voluntary
endorsements Of the great value of St.
Jacobs Oil for sprains. stiffness and
soreness. is that OF Mrs. C. Thomas. 4
Alexandra Road. Cell. Ysbrod, near
P~ontypridd, South Wales. who says:
1T is with great pleasure that | d
my wiling testimony to the invaluable
excellence of your celebrated st. ia
cobs Oil. as experienced in my
case. ! sprained both my ankles in
walking down some steps so severely
that | was unable to stand for several
months. The pain suffered was most
severe and nothing that | used helped
me until / applied st. Jacobs Oil. when
they Immediately became better daily.
and in a short time I was able to go
about. and soon after l was quite
cured. ! am now determined to ad-
wise all persons suffering from pains
to use this wonderful remedy, which
did so much for me-"
Mrs. Thomas does not enlighten US
as to what treatment she pursued dur
ing the months she was unable to
stand. and during which time she was
suffering SO much, but we venture to
suggest that had she called in any
w~ell-known medical man he would
have at once prescribed st. Jacobs Oil.
for it has conquered pain upwards of
fifty years. and doctors know there is
nothing so good. The proprietors Of
st. Jacobs oil have been awarded
twelve gold medals by different inter
national exhibitions as the premier
pain-killing remedy of the world. The
committees who made the awards were
in each instance composed largely of
the most eminent medical men ob-
tainable. Mrs. Thomas evidently did
not know the high opinion in which
st. Jacobs Oil is held by almost every
progressive medical man.
, 1901-12-19

Now that DIR. Hunter has gone to
London. perhaps the most popular
preacher in Scotland is Rev. Hugh
Black. who has lately been thrilling
New York congregations. His Co
r~eligionists there have been tempting
him with offers to succeed the late
DIR. Babcock OF Fifth Avenue church.
but the claims of Edinburgh are too
strong for him.
, 1901-12-19

A man named Ferris, employed at
a pumping station near Barstow, on
the Santa Fe railroad is the latest
victim, of desert loneliness. Fol- nine
years he saw hardly anything except
passing trains, and finally he became
insane.
, 1901-12-19

Naturally people want to he WELL for
Christmas, for nothing so promotes hap
pinsss and good cheer. Therefore. take
Garneld Tea now: Its uses are manifold
cures all d~erange ments OF stomach.
liver, kidneys or bowels; II clesnses the
system and purihes the blood. thus re-
moving the cause OF rheumatism. govt
ana many chronic diseases. 1t IL good for
young and old and has been held In the
highest repute for many years. Physi-
clans recommend II.
, 1901-12-19

Yes said his next door neighbor.
"old Bullion was a tough one. His
parents failed to break his will when
he was n baby and his children
couldn't break 1t after he was dead"
, 1901-12-19

WHY DON'T YOU GET MARRIED."
to put a chair out in the hall and sit
there with an atlas of the world in his
lap writing his Christmas sermon on
1t. Mighty tough sermon 1t was. too,
and got tougher as the slippers contin-
ued to arrive. Fact is, he was getting
pretty mad; and every new pair sent
his temperature up Ave degrees. Con
sequently. at ten o'clock he was Just
boiling. OF course he couldn't swear
but the way he tramped up and down
that hall and ground his teeth really
amounted to the same thing. The
arriving slippers now began to fall on.
, 1901-12-19

GRANDPA said Dot. who had been
puzzllns her brains over something she
thouEht2" 'Heai cheese. nv child !
replied the professor.
, 1901-12-19

A guaranteed cure for rheumatism
Mafshalis Remedy for Hhe0mHtlzm Com
and neuralgia, All druggists refund mon
ey II II fails.
, 1901-12-19

Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
In the Children's Home In New York. Cure
Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Dis
orders, move and regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. Over 5000 testimonials.
At all druggists, 25c. Sample rREH. Adj
dress Allen y. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
, 1901-12-19

The Kansas City Journal tells of Il
merchant whose sign reads: Don't
20 elsewhere to get cheated; come In
here
, 1901-12-19

And tell them of Garfield Tea, which
cures Indigestion and liver disorders and
lnsures the return of many Happy Christ
mas Dinners by removing the cause OF
dyspepsia and ill-health.
, 1901-12-19

lust think what we'd be missing
said he, II that delighted
DiscoNerer OF kissing
Had had 1t copyrighted"
, 1901-12-19

DO not trust. nor contend. nor Dor.
row, nor lend. and you win live IL
ldiet.
, 1901-12-19

An. Irlshman says there IL no blessing
Ike health. especially when you are sick,
, 1901-12-19

The Bible doesn't give the name of the
Oldest .woman-probably because those
old writer's were truly polite.
, 1901-12-19

81 want 10 get a dog collar said the
customer. YES, sir: what size do YOU
WEAR" answered the absent-minded
salesman.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-03-30
Not Much Swow .

Itcr. llos.clkus came down from
Lost Lake. 3' miles above Crcc,le,
Saturday. He rcInr's only 2 feet
Of snow nt the lake. mud for ~
miles along tho mnin ron1 there
WAS no snow NJ all. Mr.. iio-scl-
kus snys he never before saw ns
little snow IN that section NJ this
time II the year, aud h- Inns known
that country thoroughly for ak
y"Sis. l'tospccior.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-03-30

a company has been formed in
Crrsionc recently. which will bc
known n- the Crcsionc Mineral Co
with Wm Mcllcn. Ella Mcllcn and
II. u. Wnlllng ns directors. The
capital stock Is $4,000 and the
company has purchased the Hop.
k'p- claims just east Of Crcsionc.
This Is n closed stock company
anil M stock will lr sold until the
property Is developed. Work Is
now going on 10 patent the prop.
eriy.--'lhc Eagle.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-03-30
The University Club.

The Boulder Press speaks IN
highest terms Of the University
Glcc Club. At II concert given in
that city few evenings ago the
sale of reserved seats was 800 and
the affair was considered the social
event of the season. The Glcc
club sang in their usual fine style.
their voices blending most har-
monionsly. The boys appeared to
be singing to each other and for
their own pleasure. which made II
happy hit with their audience.
The sweet strains of the mandc-
lins were accompanied by the v,o-
lin in the hands of Mr.. Thomas
West and II cello played by J.Cnrl
Hill. The star player among the
mandolins was Mr.. Joseph a.
Ohnhaus. who has recently entered
the University. The southern
melodies sung by the Glcc club
were the favoritcs of the evening,
while the light, airy strains of the
mandolin seems to tell of the pleas.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-03-30
(krsn ~ Oliri.

Within the next ten years gold
will become M cheap M lirt
II reports that com" from Albu.
qn-rln-. n. NJ. nrc correct n IHrg.
mill will Soon ia erected nj Dolores
\. NJ. To ofrrnt" under the Edison
invention for the dry washing of
aurifcrous deposits. All placer
mines throughout the west will la
Interested in the operation ~ this
mill. xs there are yn-. districts in
Colorado. Arizonn. New Mexico
nnd California where developments
Of rich placer ground nve pre-.
vented by tho lack of water. The
mill IN Ia have n capacity IL 100
TINS PER 'lsy aud will require \
year for It's construction. II il
sA,d that II will treat al n profit
sand which carries M Low values
~ lO cents t'cr cabic yard.