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wagons and chariots, and bushels OF
candy which a beneicent Santa Claus
filled when all was still in the
touse."
There are big hearts, too, that
throb with hope and expectation on
the eve of the anniversary of the
Christ child. and exult with joy in
unison with the merry chimes, when
they find somewhere, in the morning,
a choice gift, upon which the dew of
loving friendship still fingers.
Moreover, the hero of the tale is
the original Santa Claus, the true, the
= simon pure. His sled and graceful
reindeer are another matter for
where he lived and practiced his kind
and loving deeds, there was neither
crisp. cracking snow, nor stinglng
frost. The air was always balmy and
the winter time was the summer, so
there were no warm furs, nor yawn-
ing chimneys down which to drive
his team, but, nevertheless, good
Santa Claus lived and breathed;
warm blood flowed in his veins, and
tic made the hearts of the young peo-
pie glad and jubilant.
The Lord of Lucan was proud and
naughty noble-he was q captain in
the Kings Guards, post or honor
but not of profit-and he was all the
prouder and laughter because his
wealth was not commensurate with
his rank.
To add to the lords embarrass'
ment. he was the father of three
beautiful and accomplished daugh-
ters, Margarita the Pearl; RoXana,
The Dawn of Day, and Claudia, the
Lame That he loved them and re
aarded them each as the apple of his
eve. was evident. from their affection
for him, and his personal economies
10 fit them for attendance at a gor
r3eous court, where, alas! they were
compelled to go by the Kings com
ynand their father being one of hi
chief officers.
Many a silent tear he shed; man,
g time his heart was wrung and tori
nocause of the scornful, envious, jea
Gus glances of the naughty dame
and demoiselles, who looked dow
mon the three poor girls who's
father could not deck them wit
flashing jewels and silken garment
OF hang ropes of pearls and diamond
around their lovely necks. They wei
unstarts. most of them, but they fare
well in this worlds goods, thoug
thew had little beauty and few a
complishments.
Faip would the nobleman ha'
lived in peaceful, happy retireme
with his daughters. but giddy lux
rious king said mo-" and that was
law unto them all.
''Faith, my Lord Lucan, thou ha
surpassingly lovely daughters" sa
+f,e King one day; "tiS time tn
should we'd
Whereat the lord bowed, AYE, yo
aighness. well know it, but the do
~ that must go with every law!
welded wife, that have l not"
There are many of my noble loT
who would be proud to mate w
them" continued the King. "hor
them. 1 say, with an alliance.
what, your Highness, wed tn
without q dowry?' The noble Il
was surprised, for he knew the
md the custom that required ds
sci to bring her husband. not bro
lands, but good, hard gold, or e
remain unwed.
sI said not we'd my Lord of
can; 1 said alliance Canst thou
understand" And MS Maze
frowned.
The ]. ord of Lucan knew too W
but he knew not what to say,
stood in deep, painful thought. NJ
hap he breathed prayer to HeaN
The King broke roughly in upon
cogitations.
az am accustomed to be obeyed
4bou we'll llnowest, my Lord of Lut
wherefore be advised. Within
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EARLY CHRISTMAS MUSIC.

Both la Germany and in England in
olden times the custom prevailed
among young choristers of going
through the streets in bands early on
Christmas morning and singing
Christmas hymns and carols for aims
before the houses of the rich. A
familiar picture is that OF MaEtin
Luther when a boy singing in ethe
streets at Christmas dawn. Several OF
the most familiar German Christmas
hmyns were harmonized early in the
seventeenth century by Jacob Praeto-
rious to melodies composed about the
middle of the sixteenth century by
Luther. One of the greatest masters
of German music. Johann Sebastian
Bach, when pupil at the choir and
grammar school of st. Michaels, in
Luneberg, walked the streets early
Christmas morning singing these
waits" as they were called in Eng
land. with his fellow choristers, col
lecting money and share of all dain'
ties provided,
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ssisted the most tender care and

aursing.
At last he died, and over his bier.
and to the assembled mobiles, with the
King at their head, the lord of Lucan
told the story of his daughters dow
Ties. The effect was Immediate; the
vicious law and custom was repealed.
SO that yirtuous maids without the
requirem ents of dowry could find
happiness in lawful wedlock.
The deed of the good Saint Nicho-
las, or Santa Claus, as he became ia
miliarly known, survived him, and
ever after gifts have been passed in
secret between tender, loving and
friendly hearts. and the day selected
Tor that purpose was fixed on that
period of all others the most meet,
the day when the world rejoices that
the Savior was born; the day when
the bells ring our GLORY to God in the
highest, and on earth peace to men
Of good will" 1t was and is the love-
ly Christmas day, when little ones ex-
pect gifts, and when their elders find
emblems of love and friendship mys-
teriously conveyed to them.
All this, remember, is in commera-
tion of what ST. Nicholas, or the orig
inal Santa Claus,gave secretly to save
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When the Chris t1laS
Bells Were Ringing.

thought / had In mind. WANTED
to die, and hoped the animal would be
the instrument to relieve me Of a
burden
What, and you SO young? Come,
tell me-" and the lady put her arm
around the neck of the invalid. who
burst into tears.
81 was betrayed, madam, by one
whom 1 loved, and who, l thought
loved me. He deserted me in my
necessity, and had just come from
a hospital when the opportunity /
sought presented itself.
"Wretched monster! Have you not
thought of obtaining redress?"
'It would be useless to try, madam.
He stands too high in the social scale.
would not be believed"
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board.
you do not know what she has done
for me. The savior OF my child is
my sister, l tell you" The doctor
bowed and retired.
Now, my dear young lady, thanks
are too weak to express what feel.
What can do for you? What Is there
in this world that deeply grateful
mother can do to express her graft
tude? Would you like to come and
live with me, and take charge of
the sweet child you saved from
death?"
The girl tried to hide her face away
from the lady's eloquent gaze.
Madam, you do not know what
you ask" she said. 'If you knew all
you would spurn me from you"
mo, that could never do" said
the lady. "You have rendered me too
!igh a service. Your deed was too
heroic. No matter what you may
have done, the fault is condoned by
your act. To lay down ones life for
another is the supreme sacrifice, and
though you were not sacrificed, the
intent was there, my dear young
lady"
Madam, when I dashed before the
maddened horse, the thought of say
ing your childs life was not th'
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Save my child! My God, save my
child!''
A lady dressed in travelling attire
gathered herself up from the middle
OF the road where she had been flung,
and sobbing and wringing her hands,
staggered painfully after cab which
was dashing through the street
crowded with Christmas shoppers
and jinglipg equipages, behind pow
erful, maddened horse. The effort
was beyond her strength. apparently,
for the lady suddenly collapsed, but
willing hands carried her into a near
by surgeons office.
In the cab was a little girl about
four years of age. She did not
scream, but clung desperately to the
dashboard, against which she had
been thrown, her large blue eyes
cleaning wildly around for help. Sud
denly man sprang out from the
crowd of palsied spectators and at
tempted to seize the dragging reins,
but the horse swerved to one side
without abatjug his speed, and drove
the wheel against a lamp post the
impact of which cast the child out
into a heap Of mud and slush which
the street s-'eepers had accumulated
alongside the pavement, where she
lay motionless. The horse, fright
ened still more by the fall of the
child, who had struck against his
nose in her flight, bounded forward
again, and the heavy wheel was upon
the point of rolling over the little
girls head, when, with shrek, a
young girl sprang before the mad
dened animal, caught the bit, and
with a strength sometimes given by
despair to the weakest, bore the
horse back. The momentary delay
was sufficient to save the child, but
the young gir"s strength suddenly
failed her, and bruised by the front
hoofs of the frantic beast, which, by
O violent plunge shook here on, she
fell with broken arm and lay un-
conscious beside the child she had
saved.
Both the rescued and the rescuer
were quickly carried to the office OF
the same surgeon where the other
occupant of the carriage, after having
been revived, was still weeping and
wringing her hands. Restoratives
quickly applied soon brought the lit
tie girl back to consciousness, and
careful examination disclosed the
fact that not only were no bones
broken. but that its tender body was
scarcely bruised. Not scratch
znarred the perfection of its delicate
| pink skin, and the mother hung ovel
! it ia hysterical rapture.
Its rescuer, however, was in worse
plight, for it was only by prolonged
| skilful work that she was finally re
stored to sensibility. She had beer
removed to private room, where the
doctor had been exercising his skill
TO bring her back to consciousness
and was just completing the bandae
ing of her broken arm, when the lad,
rushed in crying:
Let me see the savior of my pre-
ctous child. / want to tell her HOY
;1,uch she has done for me. and pou
out my thanks to her"
In vain the doctor sought to sooth
her for the sake of the patient, VIII
vas in q weak and highly nervou
condition, but she would not be cain
'I must talk to her" she insisted
Leave us, doctor, for few minutes
What have to say will do her goot
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month, the fair Margarita, thy Pearl,
shal find a dowried mate, or yield to
such alliance as l may select W1than
another month, thy Dawn or Day, the
lovely Roxana, shall likewise mate in
lawful wedlock or submit to my alter
native So also. in still another
month thy Claudia the lame one, must
find her dowry, or, mark you. my
noble lord, her alliance shall be
sought below stairs among the soul
lions of my kitchen. 'Tis thus l shall
stop the clamors of my court, and
ease my conscience by granting thee
time for reflection. Go, and remem-
ber'
The unfortunate father left the
presence of his King with the bitter
ness of despair in his heart His
soul revolted, but his arm was power
less against the mighty monarch. He
was impotent to obey the royal COM
mand, and the alternative meant
death to him, and worse than death
to his innocent flock. But home he
went, and clasping his beloved daugh-
ters to his breast, he impaired the
orders of their King.
Father, we can die" said the courr
ageous Margarita.
But the Dawn of Day loved life, and
suid: mo, let us wait and see, per
haps we can melt the heart OF the
King and turn him from his fell pur-
pose"
But Claudia, the lame girl, clasping
her hands and looking up to Heaven,
said: Let us kneel and ask guidance
from the Lord on High. On him
alone can we rely for help and wis
dom"
Forthwith they knelt and prayed
for succor. In their prayer they be-
moaned their fate and besought the
aid of Heaven to save them from 1t
in some way, though an angel from
Heaven should be sent to ward on
this awful degradation.
1t SO happened that Nicholas, the
beloved priest, the one whose name
may be found in every church calen-
dar as the Bishop, the Saint of Lycia
it so happened, l say. that Nicholas
was passing by, and he heard their
supp1ications and prayerful lamenta-
tions, so he resolved to be the in
strument of their salvation.
A few nights afterward, the father
vas aroused by a heavy object falling
upon the floor of his chamber, cast
| through an open window. He arose
and found a packet upon which was
| Inscribed: For Margarita. the
Pearl; to him whom her heart shall
celect in lawful wedlock." Opening
it he found, in gold, the dowry re-
CURED by the law and custom.
Truly they were happy. None but
an angel could have Gone this thing,
and deep in the hearts of RoXana and
Claudia there was a trustful faith
that they, also, would be saved in like
manner. And so it happened, for
after Margarita was lawfully and
happily espoused, and the second
month had almost halved, the father
was again awakened at night by the
falling of some heavy object upon his
chamber floor. This time the packe
bore the words: Let the lovely Rox
ana find in her lawful spouse a new
Dawn of Day" 1t was mysterious t.
tie Lord of Lucan, though he suspect
ed human intervention; perhaps tn
king had relented; but to the daugh
ters it was an angelic interpositior
Then began the third month, tn
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A heavy object fell upon the floor OF
his chamber.
reriod of probation for Claudia, the
Lame. This time, the Lord of Lucan
kept a close watch from dusk to dawn
and was rewarded one midnight in
the second week, by the stealthy
approach of a man. He caught him
In his arms while in the act of cast
ing a third packet through his
chamber window, for Claudia, the
Lame.
Quickly tearing off q Disgusting
hood, there stood Nicholas, smiling.
Down upon his knees fell the Lord
of Lucan, pressing the Bishops hand
With love and veneration, his words
choked back by his emotions.
My son." said Nicholas, guard
my secret as thou wouldst thy life
The money was for pious uses, and
ave saved thy daughters from worse
than death. Was 1T not well be
slowed? But when death shall have
sealed mine eyeIids, then thou mayst
| if thou shalt so incline, make known
! the deed, that others may profit by
the example,"
The saint did not long survive. Hi
custom of venturing abroad at al
hours, disguised, to find objects o
compassion, and in need of help an
solace, brought on a malady whicl
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AN UNRELIEvERs' CONVERSION.
Tood1es WAS an nnbelfever.

ToodleS was an unbeltever.
She posed as one. She went about
protesting her unbelief in the exist
ence of Santa Claus.
Her creed consisted of the one
word, Rats"
Her argument was simple enough
and to the point. She had never seen
any evidence of a Santa Claus in all
the years of her life, therefore why
believe in him?
There had been time when She
was foolish and condding, and had
believed, but disappointment had
soured her.
But she knew Christmas was time
when there We're all sorts OF beautiful
toys in the shop windows. In particu-
lar she knew where there was one
doll, in Toodles' eyes the most perfect
doll ever made, and her little, hungry
heart yearned for it.
1t was a case of love at first sight.
for when Toodles passed the big store
and stopped wistfully before its toy
window, she suddenly knew that she
had seen her affinity.
/ And through this doll she was con-
verted from skeptism into enthusiastic
belief.
The Doll was reaching out TO her.
Its little arms We're extended in an
appealing way, It's lips were parted
as if it might be calling.
On the day before Christmas Too
dies nose was pressed against the
pane of the window which held her
divinity until it was fiat and cold
Her grubby little hands Were pressed
against the pane, too, making spotty
marks on the glass. She was deaf
dumb, blind to all save The Doll.
And just then Lady Bountiful de
scended from a carriage and saw Too
dies.
The pathetic little figure attracted
her attention, and she was feeling IL
a particularly good mood that day, 81
she said:
rs there something in the windoV
you like?"
Toodles couldn't see what possibl
reason there was for telling Lad
,3ountifuI and it was only by persis
enr questioning that the story OF tn
affinity was drawn out.
Then Lady Bountiful said good-b
and went into the shop. Toodles stoo
gazing, her nose growing colder an
u colder, and she unconscious OF tf
world.
he All of a sudden Toodles saw lor
N black arm reaching into the windo
N from the shop and lifting out The Dc
in and she turned away with choke
ly "S'pose some kid with moneys g
m her." she grunted.
St Once, as she wended her way sc
is rowfully homeward, she caught
he glimpse of the carriage of Lady Bou
tiful following close behind her.
ng And that night her dreams we
lg. full Of The Doll, and bitterness, l
I'd there was no Santa Claus.
nd Christmas morning she wns aw;
DIS ened by exclamations OF surprise,
scrambled out of bed at the sound
rd her name. What is it you've got
fe she shouted.
1 Its for you" called her brother
-se A parcel addressed to her had be
be- left at the door.
I've When she opened it and the bea'
st, full CLASSY eyes of The Doll lool
wn forth at her she did not say anythi
by She could not find words the.
later in the day she addressed tn
His of the faith once more.
all ''Youse wuz right and l wuz wror
of she said with a gulp. There is
and Santa Claus" She held up The
ich in proof.
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Ell FlNO

The summer season brings with it
the desire for a cool, refreshing and
healthy beverage to cool and strength
en- that weary feeling too often oc-
casioned by extreme heat and hard
labor. These attributes are found
only in my famous drink called Ell
Fino. 1t is strictly a non-intoxicant
and a healthy family beverage from
which no bad results arise. When
looking for something in this line
please call for El Fino, and If as rep
resented, tell your friend. Ell Fino
is kept by cold drink dealers in Ard
more and surrounding country.
Wholesale house second door north of
Ardmore Bottling Works, on Caddo
street. o. BATES, Manager for |. T.
25-6t.
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A well dressed lal. tho son OF
wealthy parents, thought il would be
quite manly to earn few coppers for
himself by selling daily papers, says
the Chicago journal He stopped a
tattered ncwsboy in the street and
said TO him:
do you think | should be able to
earn money ms you do If I bought
some papers and came TO this corner
to sell themf'
"Why do you want 10 sell papersW
"Tm tired of being idle"
"Well," said the philosophlc little
newsboy, with serious air. dyer
think yer can hold thirty-six papers in
one hand, lick three or four boys big.
germ yerself with the other hand,
while yer keeps two more Off with yer
feet and yells 'Evenin' paper all the
timer
moo, l don't" replied the well
dressed boy.
'Then yer are no good in the news
boy biz" replied the tattered phloso
pher. "Ye'd better git yer people to
prentice yer to somethin light"
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J. w. Powell of Madin is in the
city today.
W. r. Ingram is in the city today
from Healdton.
w. II. Bingham went over to Tisho-
mingo today
Homer r. Weir is in the city today
from Pittsburg. Texas.
John Pittman, merchant at Mars
den, is in the city today.
II. V. Brown left this morning for
Tishomingo on legal business.
T. Il. Nance and II L. Rubey came
up last night from Gainesville.
Miss Ida Bostick left this morning
for Ardmore to spend several days
Gainesville Register
Mrs H. NJ Peoples has returned
from weeks stay in Fort Worth, not
gone, as was reported in yesterdays
Ardmoreite
Miss Ottte Gay returned last night
from Chicago via Dallas, where she
has been in the interest of Mrs. Nc
1aughlin's training school
Mrs. George Frazier returned to
Guthrie on the noon train after a
two weeks visit with Mrs, VIM Rob
inson and others
w. D. sims. presiding elder of This
district for the NJ. +. church, left this
morning for Manusville. where ne will
hold quarterly conference TO NOR
/ IroW and sunday
Mrs M j.. Dennis. mother of En-
sineer R TO- Dennis of Che c. O. &
c. left th.s morning for Haiicyville.
Mrs. Dennis felt perfectly safe ON tine
train today her son had hold of the
throttle.
Porter staples left at an early hour
this morning for Sulphur Ho drove
through the country with his horse
and buggy and viii leave them there
for the use OF Mrs. Staples and son
Newton, while they remain there for
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A. 10 PrinterE' MarIIn.

The interrogation mark or point"
% was originally "q' aad an "o,"
the latter placed under the former.
They were simply the FIRST and last let
ters of the Latin word "questio." So,
too, with the sign of exclamation or in
terjectlon @. In it's original purity it
was a combination of 81" and 90" the
latter underneath, as in the question
mark The two stood for 10" the
Latin exclamation Of JOY. The para
graph mark is Greek 'p," the initial
OF the word paragraph. The early
printers employed dagger to show
that a word or sentence was objection,
able and should be cut out.
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AN AUTHORS WORKSHOP.
rhe Place where Butwer-Lyttoa
Could Write ut Ease.

When Charles Mackay was visiting
Lord Lytton at knc'pworth, he was i'm
pressed. he seys In his 'Rccollections."
with the beauty OF the library. lie re-
marked To- the novelist that I'm such a
cheerful room among SO many books
any author could get through a vast
amount Of labor.
"I cannot write so well In the IL
brary," replied Lord Lytton, "as in an
other place Take stroll with me, and
l will show you my fayorite study
They went for considerable dis.
tance TO the shore Of an artificial lake
in Knebworth park, aud there stood a
boathousc. 4 small boat was drawn
up on one side Of IT, and on the other
near small window, stood chair
and a common deal table, on which
was pewter inkstand.
Pulling opcu the drawer. Lord Lytton
showed his guest a good supply of pa
per, pens and blottlng book.
~ can write more freely here" he
said ethan IN the grand library. l will
tell you how the habit grew. when l
was q small boy, | was very ambitious
20 write and wrote an immense amount
OF trash My mother thought that the
occupation OF so much time I'm writing
would Ice injurious TO my health and
prohibited my writing in the library.
II then had recourse 10 my bedroom,
| but was in due time bauishcd from
that ana deprived OF pen and ink. The
more imporatively / was forbidden "a
write the more ! INDUCED IN the pro
| hibitcd iuy ] took rof-"g in the boat
/ house and wrote for hours with lead
| pencil. using the scat OF the boat foI
my writing able. So learned 20 write
here. aud can do better work here
than anywhere elsc."-Youth's Com
paniou
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Opening Recital.

The opening recital of the music
and elocution departments of Har-
grove College will be given tomorrow
night at the college under the au-
spices of the teachers in these depart
ments, Misses Moore and Owens
and Mrs. Wood. The exercises will
begin promptly at s o'clock and no
admission fee win be charged. The
program is an interesting one made
up of high class readings. interspers.
ed with difflcult and popular music.
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An Atmosphere of Happiness.

Happiness is, we maintain, a good
end. The only question is, How much
sacrifice is 1t worth7 Well. certainly
not the sacrifice of sincerity and GER
tainly not the sacrifice Of others, but
surely the sacrifice of the habit of men
tai laziness. which is only self sacri-
fee. II by a little trouble we can ere.
ate for ourselves a sweet atmosphere
in which to live, we are surely doing
nothing of which we need be ashamed.
After all, no one breathes his own at
mosphere alone; others breathe 1t with
him. II happiness is despicable OBJ
ject, let US face the fact sincerely and
give up all the many things which we
now do openly and exclusively TO OBJ
tain 1t. II It is not. why should we not
pull ourselves together. give our at.
tention to the game and play upf-
London Spectator. .
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WANT COLUMN.

Advertisements under this head viii
be received at the rate Of ave (b)
cents per line. No advertisement re
ceived for less than fifteen cents (1b)
cents. Special monthly rates furnish.
ed on application. The notice may
contain any matter Of Lost,
Found" For Rent" For Sale
Stolen" "straycd," OF any purpose
without display lines.