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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19
ODE Triumph Of ODE Tots.
A COLONIAL CHRISTMAS STORY

ful things that they had done and seen
since last they met, while their parents
remained below talking politics and
fashions.
The little folk up stairs never knew
how the time came to pass so quickly,
for before they realized it they found
that night had descended and that il
was tea time. Two tail footmen came
in with lights and the nursery tea and
the youngsters Knew that before long
that wonderful table down stairs would
be filed with guests talking, laughing,
eating the most delicious things and
| having the most delightful time that
anyone could imagine. When they
thought of this the nursery tea did not
taste nearly so good, although they
knew that they also would have very
| good dinner later
| AT length they heard the merry party
down stairs enter the dining room. The
clear-toned laughter of the ladies echo
ed up the wide stairs. then there was a
slight noise of chairs being pulled up
to the table, and then came soft stral rs
| from the violins. Two old negro ser
wants, who were afterward 10 furnish
| the dance music, were playing sweet,
! soft old melodies while the diners were
at the rable
''Oh, II we could only see them" said
Paul Noble.
! 1t must be so splendid" murmured
Mary Adams.
All the lovely dresses" sighed her
! elder sister, Hope.
We can see them" exclaimed
George, the elder of the Morgan boys
/ How cried all the others. You
know We are forbidden TO go down the
stairs, added his sister Neil.
We can get out of the window here
! upon the roof of the greenhouse" ex-
planned George. You know that il
slopes down to within a few feet of the
| ground. We can sit on the edge of that
and see right into the window of the
dining room" They all rushed to the
window But it is so cold and the root
is ali snow" said Grace l'utnam
There is no snow on the roof at all
silly, answered her brother Tom NO
il was all cleared off Sc as to make il
warmer for the plants. explained Rob
Morgan
lSdt it's so naughty objected Nell
Who cares?" said George, and he rails
ed Tie window very softly and prepar-
ed no get out. and all the other boys
were ready to follow. George started
back hurriedly. Just fook," he ex-
CHARMED in a frightened whisper. A
| long line of men were creeping toward
the house. They Were armed with
muskets, axes, clubs and other rude
weapons They must he "Shayites
whispered George. He was right. They
Were part of desperate band of men
Called 'Shayites,'' from the name OF
their leader. They were Ihe people who
had suffered most during the late wal
OF the revolution. They mad no money
their farms We're worthless. for they
eouid not sell their crops There was
SO little money in circulation at that
time that some Of them had not even
seen a single coin for over year. They
Were deeply in debt at fire stores for
food they must have: prices were sc
high for necessities that they were in
danger of starvation, and they were
confronted with the choice of paying
their debts or going TO jail Congress
had RS yet done nothing torelieve their
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19
Where Money is Scarce.

AS Illustrating the scarcity OF money
in Porto Rico It liz related that when
q government check for 81 .049 arrived
in Manali " days ago in payment
Of the towns excise collections for thu
preceding month II caused genuine
sensation, The city employees and their
immediate army Of creditors com
menced 10 parade in front Of the may b.
who stood MP holding the check 1
that all might see Two thousand amt
forty nine dollars The mayor told III
people that the check could not hn
cash ed as there was not money enough
in the whole town. not even II all busi-
ness houses combined for the purpose
of caghing H. He then told them tina
they had to rfait for their money until
some one cnnld go 70 San Juan to
cash the cbtck.
The mayor. 'enyled By all. became
tired from holding the chez In the
air, folded II. placed II In a cigarct box
wound II with red tape, and locked II
up in the safe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19

sufferings and, feeling their wrongs.
they started a little war against the
rich TO force them 10 grant them their
rights. A band of about 20 was bent on
raiding the Morgan household and cap
turing all the precious silver dinner
service and the jewels Of the guests.
The children, looking over the win
dowsill saw the Shayites make a sud-
der rush, some enter the front door,
while more ran to guard the rear. In
a moment there was a great tumult
downstairs. The ladies screamed and
tainted The gentlemen drew their
slender dress swords and harricided
the dining room doors, The Shayites
raised sofa on their shoulders and
rushed with it against the large doors
of the dining room like battering ram.
few more such blows would send the
door down. The children upstairs lis
tened to the uproar with quaking
hearts. Then George had an idea
Quick" he cried. Let's get the
army things from fathers gunroom,
The rest followed him like sheep. In
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19

there 70 10 sleep and dream OF great
things that are TO come into their lives.
The holidays are a continuous round
OF pleasure to the reservation children
of the Southwest, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory They play their rough
games and eat the candy and chew the
gum Their principal play is eong on
tie warpath That is for the boys
while the girls play % jumping the
rope, making mud pies and cooking
Indian girls Of late years have been eli
evated above their former position of
waiting on bucks to lace making.
painting and studying and teaching
music until some OF them are quite
proficient in this line The little girls
are not allowes TO play with the boys
on the same playground although the
teachers advocate their ASSOCIATION in
the classes and schoolruom, so as to
wear of any bashful tendencies that
are Unborn in the Indian lad
1t has not been until within the last
four or five years that kiowa, Com
manehe, Apache, Arapahoe Cheyenne,
Wichita, Tonkawa, ponca or Usage
child knew the slightest thing of a
holiday the birth of Christ or even
that there was such person as Christ.
Bnt when the reservation schools opoA-
ed sll o. these things We're taught, much
against the desire of the old Indians,
who did not care to have their Offspring
reared in the path Of the palcface,
whom they so despised The mothers
used to move their tepees close To the
reservation schools, and every night
they would try 10 worm ont Of the
child everything the teacher had taught
her during the day. Progress with the
red children was thus delayed. until an
order against the women coming near
their children during the school season
was issued and enforced The little
girls are quick to learn, and the boys
are apt and witty.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19

Years and years ago, when our ma
q,on was iuss lifting its head after the
successful struggle for Independence,
,oys and girls did not have the good
,ir,as they now enjoy They had 70
work almost as hard as their elders;
their schooling was slight; they had
very few of the opportunities to play
that Won have now, and none or the
mechanical toys On aids to fun that al
most all of you possess. They were not
allowed to come to the table ait the
large dinners given by the rich fami-
lies and were constantly reminded that
"obildren should be seen and not
hoard Still they were just ats happy
as our little readers are today, and they
had many privileges which most of you
seldom enjoy.
The country was very th1nly settled
At that time. and. although Massa-
cbusetts WAS considered very "civiliz-
cd still il was almost as open and
couutrylke as very small country viii
lage is today.
The wealthy Morgan family lived in
Massachusetts,. a little way from Bos-
Ton. and they were so well known and
important that many OF the best Bos-
ton families considered II "a privilege
TO drive out to the Morgan mansion in
their great lurching coaches to one Of
the sumptuous dinners for which the
family was noted. Their dinners were
always very grand affairs. The long
dining room. with floor, walls and cell
ing Of mighty polished oak of different
shades. was waXed and polished until il
shoue IKE brown and yellow mirror
The great table was headed with mas
siye silver pieces. and the good things
were far too many to tell about. The
Morgan children Roo, George and
their sister Nell-gere not allowed to
disturb the majesty df the dinners, but
before the guests came they We're per-
mitted to look at TN beautiful table
with all its load OF flashing silver
They thought this was a great privi
lege but oh, how they wanted to sit
there with the rest, inst once
One Christmas eve the Morgans were
to have the very greatest gathering 10
dine that had ever assembled within
their walls. Noted gentlemen and
lovely ladies We're coming from Boston,
and the whole house had been in per
feet fever of excitement for two days
while everything waS'being got in read
mess for the occasion. The Children,
too We're in a state O. great excitement
for the two Noble boys, the four Adams
girls and the Putnam children Were to
come with their parents to spend the
night with their Yiltle friends. OF
course they knew they would not be
permitted 10 dine With the rest, but
they would have fine dinner served
Up stairs in the large nursery. and af
terward they would have great fun
playing together
Al last the great occasion came and
the coaches began 10 roll up to the wide
doors and the great folk to descend in
all the glory of stiff silk dresses, plush
knee brooches and velvet coats. Mr
and Mrs. Morgan welcomed their guests
with a stately courtesy, bur there were
hugs and kisses galore among the lit
lie folk TO whom a visit of this kind
was a most unusual and delightful
treat After gazing Al the table with
aimiring awe. the children went up
stairs to tell each Other all the wonder
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19
STEEL OF MANY KINDS.
vast Differences in Their Ability for
Severe Work

From the Scientific Amcrica II is
the popular idea that steel is a hard
polished metal Ike 4 dagger or p razor
and capable q carrying q cutting edge
but there are stceis or various kinds
that do not possess the qualities men
t.onoG StTrctuss! stock f9- example.
such rs beams. eirders and rough-roll-
ed bars, generally has much higher
tensile strength. elasticity and tenaci-
~ than iron and yet In physical con
gtitution and external appearance n
differs but slightly from II OF two
bars one iron and the other steel put
through the same rolls AT the same
heat not even an expert could distin-
guish one from the other If they were
laid side by side Moreover careful
analysis fails to discover tho line Of
aetna departure between steel and iron
in the loEer grades Of each metal or
whore the metal commences 20 be
steel so 10 speak. and stops being iron.
But as between the two metals iron
and steel there Is vast difference In
their endurance ana ability 10 stand
severe work and modern engineers have
very good advantage over their pre-
iecessors ~ half century ago in the
possession 81 g. In the modern open
hearth and other process steeis the
amount of fatigue or continuous resist
ance 10 crucial strains Of long duration
which they will endure is simply aston
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19
CHRISTMAS TIME ON THE RES
ERVATlOh.

Little Jimmy Red Eagle and his
brothers peeped from under their rcd
blankets long before day break on
Christmas morning They cast an eve
about The tepee, but not for stockings
filled with presents. for Jimmy and his
brothers learned these many years ago
that Santa Clauses never came TO To-
pees. In the first place, there is ne
chimney in the tepee. and second there
rs 70 fireplace The teacher vas re-
spongible for this ~ course. this talk
which 1uzzed in their little brown ears
and made them sad But the Red Eagle
boys and girls were not fiScqWrg esd
becaDsc Santa had not come to their
tepee and forthwith made arrange
mems TO go 10 him
On the Indian reservations OF the
Southwest Santa comes to the lizzie red
schoo4 houses dotted here and there
along rhe trail The teachers have ar
ranged for his visit there every Christ
mas. and that dav is spent under the
roof Of plenty distributing the pres
ents thai have been left there by un-
seen persons II Is a day Of good cheer
for these little brown people who 10
not know much pleasure. anyway. The
bows forget their baahfulness. and min
gle with the girls in their anxiety to
show their presents. At noon the
teachers set Ont a dainty lunch such an
Is not known in teDee life and the little
fellows and their sisters gorge them
selves The afternoon is spent In en-
tertainment, partly by the little fell
lows and partly by the teachers and
the older girls 4 neat program is ar
ranged. and songs. rec,tations and char
AIDES follow AT eventide the little
ones s-e oartec home IN Duggies. and
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19

ishlng mot laboratory or test machine
strains but the downright pounding
and floeging Of daily work which is
far more serious than any testing ma.
chine can deliver This last sets up a
certain stress in straight line. grad
ually increasing up to failure under Il.
but the duty imposed upon steel BIZ
daily work in a high speed engine. f5r
example, IS not only 10 resist tensile
strains, but fOrsional and traverse bur
dens at on, and the same time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19

fVOpNIlNNIVu, IN7I,
~ EE here. Connie, | can't so a
stor farther II You want TO
- carry out the rest of your
program for TODAY YOU viii
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19

James RI Fairchild, who recently re-
tired from active connection with Ober-
lin college. mad served that institution
for 81 years On his graduation from
the college In 1873 ne became a tutor
He was promoted 70 professorshI2 in
1912. and from 1866 10 1881 he was pres
ident. Since then he has taken some
what less active rart in the college, but
taught as laie az lsgI.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19
CUPID
YER SUS
ART:
DY HELEN j. WooO'
DY HELEN j. WooD'

lcoryrighted IN hy teIen Mooal
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-02-15

OF years rolled en-. and the flying rep
tile became part OF the stone in
which his body had been imprisoned.
Then one day the new animal man,
broke Into the rock, and. extracting
therefrom the fossil body OF the an
Client reptile, sent II TO Princeton.
where II arrived as a Christmas pres
snt for the geological museum OF the
university. Specimens Of flying rep
tiles. or. 20 be scientific. Pterodactyls,
are not uncommon. but specimens OF
this particular sort OF pterodactyl arc.
This animal was the sort OF flying rep
tile which the scientists call ramphor-
hynchus gemmingii, and specimens Of
which are extremely rare. There is
only one other fossil OF the kind in the
United States. and that Is one OBJ
taincd for the museum at Yale by the
late Professor Marsh.
The specimen which has been placed
on exhibition at Princeton shows the
animal to have been about the size
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-02-15

ramphorhynchus Professor Scott said:
There is not the slightest means OF
determining the time In which Il
lived. All that we know about II IL
that II lived In tho Jurasslo period OF
the Mesozolc age. and that must have
been over three millions OF years ago
and Il may have been n great many
millions OF years. All that anyone
knows about II In that II Is an meal
culahle number OF years since the rep
tile lived.
at belongs TO remarkable order OF
reptiles known as the Pterosauria,
which appear for the first time In the
Jurasslc period. These animals were
provided with wings and were true fly
ers. thus realizing the old myth Of
nylng dragons, Tho head In relative
ly large. but lightly constructed, and
set at right angles with the neck. nj
In birds In the Jurasalc species thu
Jaws are armed moro or less complete
! ly with teeth. which by their form
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-02-15
obc ca1reLlancf Lqanin.

The Petit Journal Of Paris. a paper
that boasts OF the largest circulation in
the world az prints more than a mill
lion a day., says that the present at
tempts being made 90 put the Castel-
lanes In a ridiculous light before the
civilized world is actuated by very
mean brand OF spite. The brloabrac
dealer who has brought suit against
the count and garnisheed the Gould In
heritanco In an Engllshman, not n
Frenchman. The American papers that
are airing the alleged scandal. the
Journal says. are VIGOROUSLY prohibit
fish. being operated by British capital.
THE fact OF the matter u.s." says tho
Journal, "the English have never for
given France for capturing fifteen mil
lions OF Jay Gould's vast estate. Such
windfalls helps the financial condition
Of any country. hence the spirit OF jeal-
ousy that finds expression In a suit at
law that will DO laughed out OF tho
American courts"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-02-15

vetne man started guiltily AZ n'
siren raised its voice. AlreaW
thiokenins fog half concealed from ~, ~,
eyes the 1.-THE figure Of the girl huuu .'.,
in her wrap and cushions. He lea'G'
TO her again and spoke husky
"Failcei" be said. appealingly'
Her voice seemed cold TO him Is "
answered. but keener analyst -
he might have discovered ueanO' ="
1t that was not glacial.
What 10 II. GEORGE" she NN,
with seeming steadiness. "Asan
thought we had left all that oenuu
us. far away. and were going nov 70
be good friends and comrades ON
you take my word for II that thso Is
finality IN what I have told YOU
NO. can't" he cried out. stAr'hs
TO his feet so fercely the little cruz
rocked dangerously. Nor VIII W
with me It shall be today or neni'
And with you. too" he conoluun'
omlnously.
The girl looked at him from ne
clouded depths OF her rare eyes "An
something which might have oeel
scornful tenderness.
Forget Il. George" she said not
unklndly. "You have had my no. ad
you must take II for your answer
"Fallcel" he cried again, and took
a step toward her.
She raised both hands as II TO wfd
his coming and Strengthened her osk
against the stern OF the shroudcd eoat.
Win an impetuous gesture ne
young man drew back and, stoophg,
snatched up the oars and hurled u,m
far out into the wall OF fog.
There" he hoarsely shouted AT her
as II in desperate defiance Of her PER
yerslty. "since you wish Il so, We
will indeed end II all, but Together,
not apart"
lie sank back moodlly into bis 'eat
and clasping his hands moodlly about
his knees stared at her gloonlly
through the fog.
Faliee had started up with a little
cry as he threw the oars away. She
knew too well what that meant They
had become a helpless derellct, suplna
on the silent, CLASSY water, unable
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-02-15
The Siren.
BY WILLIAM RLnsS.

Author OF General John Jones, etc.
Copyright. 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
When the fog crept toward the land
from out in the lake they did not no
tice II. at hrst so absorbed were they
she In what he was saying. he in his
own passion. Their little boat had
long been drifting aimlesRly. for he
had shipped his oars and from the
center seat leaned forward eagerly.
peering keenly into her face IA he
spoke.
As for her, one could not be sure
whether her manner OF indifference
was born OF GOODNESS or whether tho
rlgidity OF her features was mere
mask. conceallng emotion racing feet
through all the courses OF her young
blood but OF which her femininity
would not permit betrayal.
She leaned back In seeming ianguor
among the down cushions his fore
thought had provided for her comfort
and save that her white and llssomo
fingers played increasingly with the
red and white striped cords which
moved the toy tiller OF the little boat.
she did not move. Only when now and
again she raised tho downcast lashes
which curtaincd her dark eyes did this
impatient noccillation cease. Then the
nervous picking OF her madonna An
gers would grow still and her deep
glance would rest full and unninching-
ly upon the face OF the man before
her. There was In this glance. so
proud and high and free. something
which subtly. lndeseribably thrilled
him. Nor could his own endure II
long. for when she raised her eyes. his
fell. abashed-and at those times tho
fantastic shadow OF an inscrutable
smile fed across her lips and vanished
instantly.
SO near together were they that he
eoulu have stretched forth his foot and
touched the shoe whose shining pat
ent leather tip escaped the hem OF
her blue flannel skirt. Once. indeed
he had leaned far forward and put out
his hands appeallngly as u 20 grasp
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-02-15
OASIS

thank God vhatsoe or bsfali:
For this one quiet interval.
= plot or grass. a we'll. a tree.
Nothing can ever take from me.
That after fear and doubt and pain.
Through all ons summer have lain
Nurued Al the eountry's breasts. and
known
Her placid Breathing BY my own.
And all one summer heard her lark.
His climbing song from dawn 20 dark;
Drawing my heart to take his road.
That climbs the footstooi way OF Uod.
Amid her kline. amid her sheep.
Have known sweet waking. sveeter
sleep.
And In her rivers and her dow
Have washed my spirit anew.
Dusty the ways OF NE. but here
Are woodruff and sweet lavender.
Where the wayfatlng foot must press
The Wild thyme. sweet to wantonness.
Cool was the night. and after II
The dawn the dawn was Wild and sweet.
Through low cottage window seen
a great rose swathed In living green.
Days OF nerce heat and beautiful
hut woods were deep and waters cool.
Nor did the evening time refuse
The medicine OF her winds her dows.
Then. only then. I knew alas'
Who lost the country for a space.
What bitter bread her exile eats.
Wanting her IN tho city streets
What bitter lot n his who strays
With country heart through city ways,
And Graves with hunger and with thirst
For the kind breast where he was
nursed.
After the trouble and the pain
She calls her wandcrer home again:
After the anguish and the fret
Ali fool and blind. who would forget
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sr own. But she had drawn back
swiftly. releasing the tiller ropes. and
folded her arms across her breast with
a firm a. forbldding dalllance.
He had drawn back sullenly, and
now for a moment had grown silent.
Il was then the fog had crept upon
them so stealthily neither had per-
eeived It's coming till its chill shroud
wrapped them. The woman shiyered.
lightly, and drew her wrap more close
ly about her shoulders with quick
feminine gesture. Her look was bent
snatched up the oars and hurled them
far out
upon the disappearing shore, half a
mile away. where the piers and sum
mer-time pagodas. the diving tower,
the big hotel, OF Manhattan beach. de-
serted now that November had laid It's
rude clutch on autumn, told In their
echoless silence OF the waning year.
Now the mournful voice OF the hood
ed siren. perched aloft whore the
mouth OF the sluggish Calumet yawned
sleepily to the yaporouB lake, sound
ing to the fog-bound sailor. rose
through the mist In minor.
"HoOl Hool" II said. "Hoo-oo,
Hoo-oo-oo." A tinge OF melancholy
monaco dwelt In the steam monotone.
One thought OF Loralei and hidden
shoals. Of dark and streaming hair and
ayes which looked but saw not The