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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-24
Trees for Little Ones and Ex-
ercises in the Different
Churches of City
TIME WILL BE A MERRY ONE
Religious Denominations Generally OBJ
serve the Birth of Savior in Fitting
Way This Evenins-saivation Arny's
Good Work Among the Poor-Pro-
grams Of Different Celebrations.

The dawn of Christmas, celebrating
the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ, will be generally observed thru
out the city this evening Religious
denominations are making the usua
demonstration for the little folks, and
In nearly every church and the mis-
sions trees will be prepared. laden with
presents that so delight the hearts o!
/ the children. To those yet not sufff-
IcientIy posted there will be the joy OF
seeing Santa, without whose presence
a Christmas tree is a mere farce. Ex-
ercises BETTING the occasion will be
given in connection with the Christ
mas eve entertainments.
st. Mary's Church.
Christmas day will be recognized at
st. Mary's church by the celebration of
the nativity at o'clock in the morning,
mass at 1890 o'clock and vespers and
henediction Of the most holy sacrament
of the Eucharist at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon. Special music for the vari-
Gus services has been arranged and at
the morning mass Dean M. G. Lehman
will preach. Rev. M. f. Eardley will
preach at the afternoon service. The
following musical numbers will be rem
dered during the day at the various
services:
"Adeste Fidelis"-Chorus. >
"Holy Night"-Chorus
GLORY to God"-Chorus.
st. Cecelia's Mass (Wels.)
"Kerie'-Chorus by Choir.
"Gloria"-Chorus by Choir.
"Qui Tolls" iquartet) Misses Ce-
celia Minetor and Mary Matschie, and
Messrs Edward Minetor and Thomas
Carmods.
"Credo" Chorus by Choir.
"Deum de Dec" (soio) Miss Cecilia
Minetor.
EFT Incarnatus Est"-Quartet. ~
"Sanctus Choir.
"Agnus Del" (solo) Matschie.
"Dona Nobis"-Choir.
Offertory, 20 Guam Dilecta"-Quar-
tet.
The members of st. Mary's choir who
will render the above numbers are: So
pranos, Misses Cecilia Minetor, Agnes
Coulton, Mary Lynch, Frances Mooney,
Anna Hayes, Cecilia Punnell. Agnes
Collins, Mary Coulton, Margaret Lynch,
Josephine WEIGH and Gertrude Bend
lage; altos, Misses Mary Matschie Min
ME Daley and Anna Oppice; tenors,
Messrs. Edward Minetor and John
Minetor; bass, Messrs. Thomas Car
mody, Peter Griffin. Roy Coyne, Hiram
Shaver, Will Punnell, Charles Bend
lage and Bernard Laughlin: violins, Mr..
Thomas Clark and Misses Ellen WEIGH
and Florence RetZ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-24
Give Mail Carrier a Robe.

w. r. Atkinson, the rural mail car
rier on the st. Anthony route, will be
presented by the patrons of the route,
as Christmas remembrance, with
large plush robe, which will be used to
advantage on the long drives during the
cold weather.,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-24
Methodists Tuesday NIGHT.

The Christmas program and gift Civ
ing in the Methodist church was held
Tuesday evening, in order that the
committee might have today to distri-
butte to the needy the material given
by the school. The plan in this school
was that the children should give
rather than to receive. Each class
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-24
Swedish Luthern cI,,,rc,.

The services at the Swedish Lutheran
church will be observed on Christmas
day. and viii be held at o'clock in the
morning. In the evening at the an
nual Christmas entertainment of the
Sunday school will be given. AT both
of these services special music has been
arranged, and at the evening entertain
ment a program will be given by the
children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-24
Bivens' Grove Christmas

At the Christian church at Biyens'
Grove tonight tree has been prepared
for the members of the Sunday school.
The church's pastor, Rev. George Biers-
born, of Liscomb, is to be presented
with fine beaver cap.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-24
DIES OF DlPHTHERIA
Little Daughter of j. E. Mewherter, of
Clinton, Comes to the City Ill and
Dies Few Hours later

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Winebrenner, sos South First street,
will not have very merry Christmas
this year. In fact, Christmas tide will
be the reverse of happiness, and one
of extreme sorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winebrenner have been
looking forward with pleasant antici-
pations to the visit of their daughter,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-24
United Evangelical Church.

Christmas eve will be celebrated on
the south side at the United EvangeH-
cal church this evening by a program
given by the children OF the Sunday
school. The exercises Of the evening
are given below:
Song--Choir.
Scripture Reading William Millhi-
ser. superintendent.
Prayer-Rev S. Skogsberg, pastor.
Anthem ChoiI.
observation-disclosures Bingaman.
Observation-Disclosures Vekoun.
Glass Song-Infant Class.
Recitation-Aggie Pedro.
Recitation-Annie Graubenbauh
Exercise-Thomas Haskin's Class.
Song-Four Little Girls.
Recitation--Jennie Larimer.
Exercise-Six Little Girls.
Recitation-Libbie Novotny.
Song-Mrs. Dunwood's Glass.
Recitation-Annie Henschel.
Recitation-Lulu Wilson.
Anthem-Choir.
Exercise-Six Little Girls.
Northumberland Larimer.
Song-Eugene Croft.
Exercise-Three Little Girls.
Duet--Mrs. Zoe Whitney and Mr..
Frank Young.
Recitation-Olive Peterson.
Reeitation-Edn Wilson.
Song-Mrs. Bartley's Class.
Recitation-Berti Keller.
Exercise and Song Miss Anna Bart
'ley's Glass.
Recitation-Alice Barker.
Recftation-Bessie Stonestreet.
Recitation-Carl Skogsberg.
Song-Mrs. Hotchklss' Glass.
Recitation-George Herschel.
Reeitation--Louie ITotchkiss.
E,xercise-Mr. c. Wassmer's Class.
Recitation-Annie Thorpe.
Song-Choir.
Collection for home missions, and
heppdictiOn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-24
salvation Armv,s Good Work.

The Salvation Army will this even
ing distribute among forty or fifty Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-24
Southwest Mission.

The little folks Of the Southwest
Mission, at the foot of South Fifth
street, will not be forgotten by the
ladies who have the work Of the school
in charge. A Christmas tree. this
evening, on which will be hung gifts
for all the pupils attending regularly,
and candy and nuts for all, has been
arranged, together with the program,
as given below:
Song-School. @
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-24

Recitation-Vera White.
Recitation-Florence Schlicht.
Song-Leo Tritt.
Recitation-Elsie BOWL. s
Duet = Florence and Blanche
Schlicht.
Recitation-Cassia White.
Observation-Disclosures Tritt.
Duet-LiIlian and Clara Schlicht.
Song-Little Folks.
Recitation-Freddie Plander.
Reading-Irma Van Slyka
Reading-Sarah Schlicht
Song-Blanehe Schlicht.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Frufts md Cereals.

"Its an i'll wind that blows no one
good" The exigencies caused by the
recent rapacity of a great monopoly
have led many families to thoughtful
ly consider the undesirability of flesh
food. Aside from the humanitarian
standpoint, healthy longevity cannot
be evolved from food the underlying
principle Of which is death and decay.
The possibilities of disease in a flesh
diet are enormous. Every element re-
uuired for the sustenance and growth
of the body is found outside the ami
NAL kingdom. When men live on a
higher plane of thought, they will
cease to slaughter in order to exist.
When you consume the nutritious &C.
reals, the luscious fruits, the fattening
legumes, the satisfying nuts and all
the sun kissed products Of the vegeta-
BILE world, you are missing absolutely
nothing conducive to bodily and NEIL
tai vigor, sbut are absorbing the vital
izing principles of sunlight, air, life,
health, cleanliness, instead Of possible
disease, decay and death Of the slaugh-
ter house.
Many 6. pasty complexion and erup-
tive skin, many a case of nervous de-
rangement and ,irascible temper, have
been cured by an entire abstinence
from meat.-Lilian M. Siegfried in New
York Ledger.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
Adjustable BoOkhOlder.

The proper way to read book or
paper is to place it in position where
there is plenty of light and where it
can be maintained indefinitely without
firing any portion of the body, as the
principal cause of eye strain is the
constant changing of the position to
rest the arms or body, necessitating a
change in the book or paper which Of
ten dimihishes the quantity OF light be-
yond the amount required for easy
reading. The bookholder shown in the
picture is capable of attachment to the
wall, tree, gas fixture or a piece Of fur
niture, but in all cases the book is held
perfectly quiet, and when once proper
ly adjusted under the light there is no
variation. and the arms and body Of
the reader are free to find the most
comfortable position possible. There
is a shelf of sufficient size to support
an ordinary. book, with clamp sliding
on the vertical rod to hold the book
open at the proper place. The upper
part of the fixture consists of tele-
scoping rod which can be adjusted to
any desired length and has hook at
either end to serve as connection be-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
SHORT STORIES.

The total capital invested in rail-
ways and canals in Canada is 81, DO,-
100000.
Twenty status In this country made
pig iron last year as against twenty
one in Ye9 and 1900.
The average daily output Of the New
York state pulp mills Is 1000 tons, or
nearly half the total American produc-
ton. -
In the estimation of a South Carolina
paper the Buthern people consider
RoberAE. Lee the greatest figure" of
the war and Jefferson Davis the figure
most typical~cf the lost cause.
The Rocky mountain locust, or grass
hopper, in 1874 destroyed $1OO.OOO,OO0
worth Of crops of Kansas. Missouri,
Nebraska and Iowa, and the indirect
loss was probably as much more.
In recent experiments with a sub
mergdd bell for signaling to ships from
dangerous coasts an eight hundred
pound bell was struck with a fifty
pound weight falling foot. The
sounds were startlingly distinct on
board vessels a mile away. -.nlr.s..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
STAGE NOTES.

Della Fox is to begin her season in
October.
Hamlin Garland is said to be at work
on a play of Colorado life.
Mrs. Leslie Carter is domieiied at
Bar Harbor for the summer.
Lucius Henderson has been engaged
for Tie Pride Of 'Jennico."
Gertrude Campbell has been engaged
for 1.-THE Sword Of the, King"
1t is said that Marie Tempest is to be
managed by Charles Frohmap.
Margaret Drew, a niece of John
Drew, makes her debut next season.
Frank Moulan will play the title role
in "rhe Sultan Of Sulu" next season.
Rose Eytinge and Max Figman have
been engaged for~the support Of Mrs.
Fiske.
E. H. Sothern has engaged Miss Jen-
ME Eustace to play the Queen in
Hamlet" also Huguette in IF l Were
King"
An opera based on Anthony Hopes
story of The Heart Of the Princess
Osra" has been produced in London
with success.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
A Cats Love For n Donkey

In the bowels of che earth, says "a
correspondent, was ii witness to one
of the most pathetic friendships that
ever existed between animals. In this
certain mine there was cat which had
lived in the underground stables for
great number Of years. 1t was always
to be found IN the st2Q belonging to
an old donkey when tn animal was
resting from it's labors and would very
often accompany the donkey in its
working journeys mile underground.
One day, owing TO the .carelessness
of it's driver in unloading 1t. the poor
little animal suffered q severe strain
and was unable after to do it's daily
work.. For nearly couple of weeks
the donkey lay in agony in it's stable,
and during that: time the eat scarcely
ever left it's friend. Sometimes the
lads would drive it away, but it would
stealthily steal back again, and when
the donkey died as a. result of its in
juries the cat began to howl pitifully
and would not be comforted.
But the climax came when they
were taking the donkey's carcass to
the surface. The cat began to scratch
and fly at the men who were removing
it to such an extent that, it, had to be
killed
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
4 Modest Request.

To Judge from an incident reported
in the Washington correspondence Of
the New York Tribune, the department
Of agriculture sometimes appears from
a distance like big department store.
During the season when members of
congress send out seeds one of the
packages found it's way back to the
sender, accompanied by a note from
the farmer to whom it had been ad-
dressed.
"My dear SIR" wrote the farmer, IL
appreciate your good will in sending
the seeds. but my eldest daughter, Ma
tilda, is going to marry the doctor
down to the village next month, and
wife and think of giving up the farm
and going there to live. If we do. the
seeds won't be much good, as we
shan't have a garden; so if you could
change them for some stockings (No.
81 and some handkerchiefs or a nice
spring bonnet for Matilda l would be
much obliged" -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
WEDDING SQPERSTlTloNs.

The bride should not fail to shed a
few tears on her wedding day. 1t Is
an omen Of good luck in the future.
It is unlucky for the bride to enter
the church before the ceremony at one
door and leave after the ceremony by
another door.
The bride should always cut the first
piece of her wedding cake and pour out
the first glass of wine for her guests
if there are not too many.
If the bride drops her handkerchief
on the wedding day and the bride
groom picks it up, it is sign that in
the future he will play second fiddle.
1t is said to be unlucky to tie shoes
to any part of the carriage in which
the bride and bridegroom go away, but
it is lucky to throw an old shoe after
the bride as she enters the carriage.
In leaving the church the bride will
do well to place her right foot fore
most if she wishes to be happy,
healthy, ETC., in the future, and she
SHOULD always be the first to call her
husband by name.
After the wedding breakfast and re-
ception the bride should be careful to
throw away and lose all the pins, if
there are any about her. The brides
maids should not keep the pins them
selves or they will retard their chances
of marriage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28

portant and pleasantly serious. They
talked books. plays. business and
horses. Miss Kingsley was from. X en-
lucky. 1t was hotchpotch of con-
VersatiOn. Burton felt that he had ac-
Quilted himself well. but there lin
igered an uneasy consciousness that
Miss Kingsley was ''guying' him when
he talked up to the dignity of his thir-
ty-three years.
you must be awfully prim. Mr.. Bur-
ton," she remarked suddenly. appar-
emily apropos of nothing in particular.
"Prim" he echoed. momentarily shak-
en- out of his self possession. my gra-
cious! Why do you think that?"
! "Oh, | don't know. 1t just flashed
through my mind that you never do
anything frivolous"
Mrs. and Mr.. Lowdon laughed. and
Burton, a faint tint on his face, looked
at his plate and laughed too.
A few days later the four went to
fhe theater. On the way home Miss
! Kingsley was frankly condemnatory
of the play. "The hero" she told Bur-
ton, twas, to begin with, a fool, and in
rthe next place I'm sure he wasn't half
as good as he was pictured. There
aren't such men living now. except it
be in Kentucky. Men who pretend to
that sort of standard there are in plen-
fy, but in secret they drink more cock
tails than are good for them and stay
,Qpt late at night and, ! suppose. kiss
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
A KISS |N
THE DARK
By J. P. COUGHLAN
Copyright, 1901. by J. P. Coughlan

No excuses for, his conduct can be
offered further than it was his first Of
Tense. and the whole thing was done
in an offhand, unprecedented sort OF
way. Besides, Mollie was really an at
tractive girl.
Burton had been living with the Low
dons for a number of years and had al
ways been regarded as one of the fam1-
ly, so much so, indeed, that his real po-
sition. that of a boarder. was kept in
the background.
The. Lowdons did not like to think of
themselves as keeping boarders" and
saw no reason for descent In the so
cial scale simply because Jim Burton,
their old friend, lived with them in
this comfortable home and bore le-
ultimate but fixed share of the eX-
penSe.
Martha had been a stock feature in
the Lowdon home for years when sud-
denly she was replaced by Mollie. The
contrast was superlative. Martha, the
hard faced, the stern, that martinez OF
the kitchen. the scourge of laXity, was
a million removes from Mollie, the ap-
pie checked. the smiling. with Irish
mischief in her eyes and the comether
ON her lips. Burton thought the change
splendid. At breakfast he smiled cheer
fully into Mollie's bright face in shame
less. good nGtured admiration.
What wonder, then, that three or four
evenings later, when Burton was enter
ing the house and found Mollie in the
dusky hall lighting the lamp, he should
tiptilt shat dimpled chin and kiss the
inwti9g lips?
That's for your good looks, Mollie,"
he said and went upstairs three steps
at time. In the rear he heard a
stified shrek that died away in a soft
chuckle. AS he dressed he smiled
complacently at himself in the glass.
Burton dined out that evening. At
breakfast next morning he found
second Martha. Mrs. Lowdon appar-
emily did not think the matter worth
explanation. She had other matters
on her mind. Turning to her husband.
she said: Jim must dine home this
evening. want him to meet Eta.
Eta" she continued, speaking to Bur-
top. sis my cousin. She is going to
stay with us here for a month or two.
She is charming girl. You'll like her
awfully, Jim. Now, be sure and be in
time for dinner"
Burton was politely interested. He
did not look forward to the prospect
with any great joy. Mrs. Lowdon's
friends were usually duty to him
and involved more attention than he
was at times willing to give. His meet
ing with Eta Kingsley that evening,
however, put matters at once on an en-
tirely different footing. Rarely had
Burton seen so much demure viva
ciousness. A sparkle and a ripple in
her laugh foretold pleasant things.
Her smile was sometimes in reserve.
Burton had his first acquaintance man.
ners He was q title slow. trihe i'm
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
A Juvenile Feminine Prayer.

A little girl was spending the sum-
mer at a fashionable watering place,
and one morning as she played upon
the veranda of the hotel where her
mother was stopping she heard a
lengthy conversation upon the fashions
of the day and the absolute necessity
of stylishness in dress if one hoped to
be success in society. One lady went
50 far as to say that stylishness was
far more important than beauty.
That night as the child said her
usual prayer she added, with great
earnestness. And, oh, dear Lord, Ado
please make me stylish"'-Lippincott's
Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
A Pig Race.

Some years ago. in celebration Of the
jubilee Of the International club at
den-Baden. pig race was held on
the Hfizheim race course The pigs
were trained by being fed, once daily
for a fortnight at certain spot on
the race course. On the day Of the
event the animals were let loose by
the starter (alias swineherd) few
hundred PAGES from the feeding
troughs and scampered toward the
goal in wild confusion. emitting loud
grunts of satisfaction. The prizes were
arranged according to the regulations
of the turf, and each pig was painted
it's own color-red. green. blue body
and yellow head. etc. The sight was
intensely amusing and one not easily
forgotten.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
To Mend Ence Curtafnss.

II your lace curtains are badly >torn
when they return from the wash, try
mending them this way:
Buy some plain curtain net in about
the same sized mesh as the ground
work Of your curtains. Cut pieces suf-
ficiently large to overlap the holes: Dip
each in cold starch; lay the curtain on
an ironing board wrong side up. Place
a piece of the net carefully over a hole
and iron with a moderately hot iron till
quite dry. Do the other holes in the
same way. If curtains are sufficiently
long, it is sometimes possible to cut
sufficiently large piece either from the
top or bottom to do the patching.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
A MotEuroof Bag.

A mothproof bag may be made from
an old macintosh, says writer in
the National Stockman. Sew II up on
the machine with a short stitch,< and
be sure there are no holes large enough
tS<admit tiny moth or carpet bug. If
the.furs or woOlens are stored in a bag
Of this seription before the larvae
areidepo I'd, there will be no neces-
sitytto u \ moth balls. Last summer
suspicious as to- the condition of boa
which\ was packed away late in the
season ! in almost an air tight box
caused q midsummer examination.
Moths were putting in lively work.
The boa was thoroughly shaken out of
Doors, then saturated with gasoline
ana returned to>the box ana closed up
tightly Another examinati6fht a week
later failed to disclose any more live
moths. But gasoline is so very >ex-
plosive it must be- handled with care,
as every one Knows, yet the number Of
accidents constantly occurring goes I'd
prove that frequent warnings are
needed by most people:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
CYNICISMS.
Kin kisses-ase never in earnest.

Kin kisses- aSe never in earnest.
We always trNto steer clear of
those whose coaAyf sation Is said to be
"elevating."
GIVE a girl all the athletic sport she
wants. In few years sweeping will
be her golf and dishwashing her ping
pong. .-
The world seems to be DIVIDED into
tH2 classes-those who board ahd envy
those .Who keep house and those who
keep house and envy the boarders.
Wien man passes seventy, his wo-
men f5lks begin to make changes
about the house without consulting
him. If tAss have a snealing con-
tempt for him! they don't wait, until he
is so oId.-Atekfson' Globe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
REQUISITES TO SUCCESS. "
An affable disposition, tact and dis

An affable disposition, tact and dis.
erection. :,
Absolute sobriety, persistency,> grit
and integrity.
The proper advertising Of the proper
thiHg at the proper time.
$ Attention to details, for these are
the consponents Of greater things.
/ .Unrenntting study of everything that
pertains to o. influences your business.
PERSONAL supervision OF your bust
ness. Depead upon no one but your
self.
Willingness TO- learn. The man who
imagines himselc a universal genius
impairs h4sNrecephve capacity.
The ability to "seize time by the
foreiock." This. great business. world
is very practical and ignores the "just
too late' mant-Jeweiscs' Circular
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
Monogrammed Table Linen.

Everything nowadays must be mono.
granlmed, and SO must. of course, table
linen. A dainty initial in the corner is
worked with wash Silk or fine white
linen thread. If the family has. crest
or coat of arms. it may be substituted
for the monogram. provided the ow.,cs.
of the relic-0f feudalism is sufficiently
snobbistr to care to faunt it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
HOW 1T WORKS.

tween the support and the crimped h6t-
izontal portion Of the rod below. This
crimp permits the adjustment of the
book Or paper at any desired angle, the
sliding clamp holding the reading mat
ter in place even when tn support is
tilted forward beyond the vertical line.
Edwin S. Antisdale of Chicago is the
inventor,