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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26
SATURDAY. DE( EMBER 2G, 1903

iirve you can even see who am in
His semidarkncs$. Won't You let me
light up? I am the girl from the fiat
above" AZ she spoke she turned to
the switch. In Il moment the room
flashed into blaze of light.
Lane still stared ut her aS if ut Il
vision. but the years of business train
ir. came to his ai,; "Wont you sit
down. Miss FancE' he said courteous
". Il can't rise Il Ittl" tritlr of 4
sprainpd ankle"
Yes. know" the @r interrupted
sympathctically. "rhr irnitor told me
| am 50 sorry" The man found hcr
pity very sweet
Il don't want to trouble you." she
wen! on. but am looking for one of
my Christmas presents which is lest,
straycd or stolen. 1t must have come.
for my cousin writes that il was mailed
some DAYS ago
IrStiuctiyc!y Lane spread his hands
over the dainty trit!c lying in his lap
Yes. the pillow hid il from view.
'It is Il handkerchief case made of
Dlrplc silk. As our names lock some
thing alike, thought it might nave
come to YOU by mistake" She looked
at him rXDcctantly.
Now. Lane had been mentally plan
ming how he might keep that handkcr-
chief case. lie was a thief in every
thiu" but the deed. But he could not
answer those searching brown eyes
with a lie. Yes. have it. thought
II was mine" And he held il out weak
Iy. Then sudden inspiration came to
him. Il wish YOU would let me keep
it," he said plcadingly. Il will buy YOU
auything else in its place that YOU like"
Miss Lanes color dccpcnCd. "Why!"
she asked W0udcringlv.
"EccauSe," he said vrhCmcntly. Its
the only Christmas present shall have
| have brrn living here in the dusk ini-
agining who might have sent it to me,
and can't bear to give il M would
not care so much if was up and
around. You don't know now blue Il
fellow gets shut up here all alone. Lit
tle things come TO count a lot
He locked so HELPLESS living there ON
thc couch thnt the girls heart went out
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26

was never wildly festive for Christ
mas, but even that WAS to be denied
him this year.
There was II rattlng at the hall door.
Lane hastily brushed aside the tears as
the wife of the iHnitor came in. Wom-
anlikc. she WAS compassionate. Her
face b";tmcd as she cried: "A package
for yc, M"Stcr Lane. Tn postman jest
left it. an hurried il up, thnkin' it
might cheer ye Il bit. It's sure some
prisint lady frCnS been a-sendin' yc."
The invalid laughed shortly. From
Il lady friend. lie had been raised in
an orphan asylum and as far as
his knowledge went had not II living
relation. His position in the business
world WIS entirely due to his own
pluck and energy. He had not had
time To make lady friends.
Whc'' the woman had gone. he still
looked curiOusly at the package in his
lap. 1t was in bad order The string
WAS loOSCncd and the onvcloping paper
torn. The address WAS blurred. but h"
could still make out family the in
scriptiun "F T.. Lane" and the name
of the apartment house. 1t was really
for him.
His fingers trcmbled with cagernCss
as he slipped off the outside wrapper
and disclosed dainty tissue paper alld
ribbons. 1t must surely be from girl
he thought
Inside was Il creation of violet silk.
He eyed it obviously, but then his face
cleared. He had seen similar curioS in
shop windows 1t must be handker
chief ease.
But the name of the sender? He
took hold of the case gingcrIy and
shock il. He carefully turned it inside
out, No card appeared. 1t must have
Slipped out on the way. lie shifted
appreciativcly. The case was strongly
scented With viOlcts. 1t almost seemed
as If the fair donor herself was glOrify-
ing his room with her presence.
Yet the question of who had sent ii
still remained unsOlvcd. lie knew whom
lie wished had sent 1.-THE girl in the
lat above. She was the girl who
when she came in from the office Of an
evening, Sat down at the piano ana
ratified off Il jolly twostep-that WAS
when things had gone wcll-Or crclt
In qUictly and sang soothing lullabicS-
that Was when the days work had left
her vermont and blue. Lane sympa-
thized. tor he had felt just that way
himself
"B-r-r-r" rang the electric bell. Lane
frOwncd as he reached his hand back
for the button. Why need common
place realities in the shape of the jan
itor break in upon his day dream?
Then he Strengthened up suddenly.
The figure. standing in the doorway
was not to be confused with the jan
itor. 1t was girl with rcbeliOus
brown curls wandering down to oh
struct pair of serious dark eyes. II
was the girl of the fiat above.
The girl stood uncertainty moment
In the gathering dusk. then stepped
forward with sudden decision. 81 beg
your pardon for intruding on you"
she said apologetically. 81 don't be-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26
XMAS WITH THE GERMANS,
Scenes In the Shops and In the Re
tirement of Home.

As the handsome shops reveal the
Christmas of lhe rich Germans, also
we see the Christmas joys of the other,
the peasant class The toy slores-the
dolls in all the national costumes OF
the world, and windows all bristling
with combating soldiers. Candy shops.
Candy is distinctivcly American. In
Germany and France it is bOnbOns; in
England sweets. The Germans do not
eat candy as Il habit, as we do, but on
Christmas time, according to their
idiom. "it goes loose" But it is the
"pfcllcrk uchcn" that is the great dis
tinguiShing dclicaCy of Christmastide.
Not a house, family or person in Ger
many is without it. 1t is Il sort of hard
spice cake. made in all sorts of shapes.
The writer spent last Christmas in
the home of Baron Won Shierbrant.
The day before Christmas the drawing
rooms were closed. No one dare enter
except the baron and baroness, who
came in ana out of those rooms very
quietly and mysteriously. On Christ
mas eve the first event of interest is
the Christmas eve dinner. which is
characterized by the serving of 'karp-
fen in bier" and the bringing forth from
their secret hiding places of the IA
nous Christmas cakes, marZipan, pfef-
fcrnucSSe and pfcfferkuchcn. Dinner
ends with the joining of hands and all
saying. "GcsCGnetc mahlZeit. Wash
ington Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26
\ OS /, y "
L. STRAYED
OR STOLEN
By MARY WINTHROP

Copyright. 1892, by T c. McClure.l
"TIIE man WHO said that big
apartment house was viii
lagc i'll itself didn't know Il
thing about it, or else lie Lad
never been in village. Lord! | would
say it was a collection Of hostile camps,
with Il janitor as the only means of
communication.
by way of emphasis for his words
Frank Lane threw across the room the
gayly illustrated ma gaZinc he had been
pretending to read 1t landed with IA
crash. bringing with it to the floor a
small vase which stood on tie corner
Of the mantcl. Broken bits of porcc-
lain rolled in all dircctions
The young man started to his feet
The vase was one of his childish rel
les. Every lit was precious. But he
sunk back with a groan. He had for
E.. en- his Spraincd ankle.
The pain in it made him remember
, was almost intolcr;ble for Il few mo-
meutS. But that was not what brought
ih~ tears to his eyes tears of weak
and loneliness. He was rCmrm
3" that il WAS the day before
.;. mas and that he WAS shut up in
'hclCr apartments with Il Sprain-
y" \ solitary dinner ut the club
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26

ON AN
- iceberg

FESIlS Is in substance the story of
u Ray LamhCrj~un. Il HuYa Scotia
E LAD ct eighteen. win" was taken
off an iccbcr- nj sea- 10y u pass
ing ship asd treated in HcIIryuc hos
rital:
FEATHER and | went uut IjSh,n2 on
Christmas eve last from 'iari>S har
bor We were after wach"rri and
were doing well, but Had not been long
ont when Il bay of EuHdy fog sur
rounded us, and we concluded t" put
back. After cropping our WHY east for
half an hour we struck AGAINST snr,c-
thing. or something struck @::''just MS,
ana | WAS thrown clean overheard.
know now that the keel of oUr boat col
lidod with the spur Of &u irr!rr%.
When rose TO the SurGac" heard IL"
old man shouting, but J couldn't an
swer him, and it seems to Hp that the
spur got between Us in the first p!acC
and then we were separated altogether
by the entire berg. | managed TO get
on Il lrd%" Of the berg and maintain
myself there 10y bracinG my shoulder
against i slight projection overhead.
When thought was Oh top the berg
would keel over until found myself
on tie side, and at one time it turned
Il complete SOmcrSault and threw me
once more into the water. | had Il
good mind to give up then and accept
what seemed my fate, but | thought of
the folks at home and that my father
being probably drowned the family
would have to depend on me. SO |
made another effort. The berg was
rolling and presented many. sharp
points here and there, one of which
seized and hy It's means lifted myself
TO the ledge from which | had been
thrown.
'RraliZinG that l could not maintain
myself in that position, climbed once
more to the top and this time found
myself in saucer shaped cavity.
Whipping out my knife, hacked away
for dear life until | had scocpcd ont Il
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26
The Now YPQr,

Another new leaf? Yes. again It's the
time
When we pause mid the pleasures of
fcostiug and rhym"
And listen while conscience rt minds us
anew
OF the things that We ought and We
ouGhtn't to do.
The many small voices which cause such
expense
Must N. hanished for aye with virtue
intense.
Ard the greater ones, too. if there hap
pens to be
Any left in the makeup of you or of me.
Of the earthly temptations which must
resist.
In cauapr In bound to confess it appears
Like tine vcry same leaf We been turnir=
for years
-WaShingtOn Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26

Tie DrudS always sought The mis-
tletoc hy the iuI moon and, when they
'found it. rcioicod and WurShpod. Aft
er cutting OF lis tWi@S with golden
sickle they sacrificed two milk white
bulls beneath the tree. The sacred
shrub was then Immersed in water,
and the resulting concoction became
their remedy for ull diseases. The early
Christians would not permit the use Of
;hc miStlcto' in their churches because
of its hvHthcuiSh origin; consequently
it was hung only within the private
ahcdc ana usually in the kitchen. Any
maid caught standing beneath a branch
had to forfeit Kiss to the gallant
eagerly awaiting his opportunity. Win
each kiss berry WAS pluckcd. and
when all of the berries disappeared the
bare branch was useless to the young
man who wished to claim the privilege
of thus saluling the fair GumScl there
after. Tie miStlctor was said to have
been the original magical shrub or for
hidden 1Icc in the garden of Eden
Cincinnati Enquirer
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26
A LONG CHRlSTMASTlDE.
holidays That Extend Into the NeNY
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26

The Chinese New Years. as is COM
monty known. is the celebration of the
beginning of the cmp"ror'S reign. Ev-
cry year the day of his assumption is
celebrated. and of course each new EN-
pcrnr uShorS III Il new date for the be
ginning of the year. The Chinese New
Years falls upon Feb. - now. and it is
safe to say that the average American
citizen who has seen the stolid and un-
communicative MongolianS on the
streets Of his city would be a very
greatly surprised man could he witness
the manner in which they celebrate the
incoming year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26
NEW YEARS GIFT ANIMALS S
Curiou. VoIumes In Vogue For Pres
cntS EaIf IL Century Ago.

cntS IsIfI II tentGry Ago.
Even in the earlier days. when New
Years gifts We're comparatively com
mon. the idea of a gift for gift was
too Suggestive of the friendship Of
central Africa not to lead the makers
of such gifts to look for something
suggestive Of the new year, and this
demand WAS largely responsible for
that large output of literature in the
shape of gift annuals.' now found in
the atticS and lumber rooms of all fam
lilies OF long established residence
These curious volumes seem to have
sprung into existence, multiplied and
passed away during the years between
1880 ana 1870. \ few of them are dis
tinCtiy religious in character. but the
majority are made mp much after the
fashion of Il modern ten cent maGa-
zine without the advertisements.
Poems, tales and beautiful touching
little moral essays make UP the letter
press. while Sc Illustrations are steel
engraVin@S. often of Il high order. The
binding is usually calf, sometimes mo-
rocco and seldom in the best of taste.
An excess of ornlmCntatiOn and a too
lavish uSc Of gold leaf are apparent in
every instance. Gilt edges were ii sine
qua non in the days of gift annuals.-
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26

Str1H.sC new ' cNr'S tUStOnl N NuSsiN
In France the New Years day corre-
spends pretty closely in its social OBJ
scrvancc TO our Christmas. In Russia
ut every country home there are pro-
ccssion and feast in honor of the day.
horses, COWS. sheep and hogs being
gayly dressed with garlands and led
TO the landlords house. An essential
part of the programme is that the ami
mails shall be taken into the dining
room, but when the landlord does not
care TO have n nice apartment spoiled
by this human and boastly procession
lie fits up large room on the ground
floor with tables and benches.-Pitts-
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26
Uetircd-tI,e Old Yenr,

The old year is a soldier brave,
Whose march is ended now:
His cloak is rent with wind and storm:
Their scars are on his brow.
He started out a slender boy
with youthful fervor fired.
But that was twelve long months ago.
And now he is retired.
Tho frost is white upon his beard;
The snow is on his head
He wore plume of daffodils;
The iaffOdils are dead
The eagle eye, the fearless step,
The Eraces we admired
Are far behind him on the road
The old year is retired,
The new year came young recruit
Al midnishts silver chime
And fell in line to shoulder arms
And march with Father Time.
Our true and faithful comrades term
OF service has expired.
Salute him as he passes out
The veteran is retired
-Minna Irving in Leslie's Weekly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26
REMAIN YOUR SWEET, uNCnANGING SELF.

Nor starve the dainty pride
That lives and dies again.
Had trouble never lived and died
l could not know how very near
your balm is to your pain.
Rot one wee ash Of fire
ENtinguish in your heart
Tor do SO admire
Tn warmth and afterglOw, / fear
To see the ash depart.
Lay not one gift Of thine
To rust upon the shelf,
But make a promise. mine,
That yuuIl remain the whole glad year
Your sweet, unchangius self.
New York Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26
Christmas Mt Ninety In the SHADE.

Christmas mt Ninety ln the shade.
Christmas in the West Indies is very
well observed. To mCander about
among palm trees or orange groves and
fields of sugar cane on Christmas day.
with the Thermometer at 90 degrees in
the shade, certainly has tn" ZcSt Of
novelty Ia Il nurthorncr. II yuu ar" in
the British West Indies oI Christmas
day your attention will he most attract
ed in all the Christmas gatherings of
which yau form a part, whether in the
streets the home or the Church. 10y H."
close association Of whites ana blacks
The "color line" is not live question
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26

The church WAS beautifully decQrat-
cd with Christmas greens ana Ill" air
was laden with their odor. rs the
service was about to begin little Kitty
pulled her mothers sleeve and said in
I'M awe stricken tone. oh, don't il smell
S0lrmnw Christian Work.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26

The observance of the first day of the
year MS day of f"Stivity has been at
Ill times Il widespread custom among
civilized peoples. according TO the cal
en,iar of different nations. The Jews
have kept it on the first, or TiSri. from
a remote antiquity to the present day.
celebrating it as the anniversary Of
the cremation of Adam. and the be
ginning of the civil year. though their
ecclesiastical year since the exodus,
begins with the 25th of March or there
about
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26

The DrUidS blessed and distributed
the sacred mistletoe at New Years.
The S3Nons observed it with festivities
and Sits With the Chinese it Is a
festival aud includes yearly settle
ment of accounts.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26
The Dawn os christmas.

Christmas day begins in the middle
Of Tia" Pacific ocean on ia" one hun
drnd ana ciGhti"th parallel of latitude,
and here is where Santa Claus starts
and ends his great ana only journey Of
the year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26

III be glad when I'm Il grOWnup
man." said the thoughtful youngster
"Why:"
"HryIu>r then | can get my Christ
mas presents without having to be
good beforehand. Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26

Comfort Brown Don't you think it
nOnScnSical-Hl this kissing under the
miStlCtu":
Thomas TUbbs-Sure thing. But Il
little nonsense now and then is rel
lShrd by the best of mcn-and women!
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26

German children do not. rs n general
practice. hang up their stockings
Chris mas eve. but use their fathers
big boots instead.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26
A Lincolnshire New Years Saying.

In Lincolnshire. where every tongue
is tipped with provcrb. the saying for
New Years runs:
Take out, then take in.
Bad luck will begin.
Ta.e in. then take out,
Good luck comes about.
From this no doubt is derived a be-
lief common among NEGROES in many
parts of the south that il is an i'll omen
for the coming year to take anything,
Cvon Il tritic. from Il house on Jan.
until something has been brought in.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26

Spaccr-Give me- Il synonym for the
t0rt Christmas.
Pepper moodt! Broke.
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rams will arrive and depart
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-12-26

FENliiS Is in substance the story Of
q Ray Lamhcrj~un, Il HuYa Scotia
q laG ct eighteen. who was taken
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-14

ker Hill or Lexipgten or Concert hu
something Ike a watt OF their sisn.l
canoe had blown through her mind A
great change was coming into her i6yl
lie life. She was indisunctly aware OF
1t, as we sometimes are of an approach
ing storm while yet the sky IS swectiy
blue and serene. When she reached
home the house was full Of people Go
whom NJ. Roussillon. In the paNC.t OF
moods, was dispensing wine sud bran
dy.
"Yive Zhorzh vasnton. shouted
Onclc JazOn as soon rs he saw her.
And then they all talked az once say
ing hattcrIng things about her Nine.
Boussillon tried to scold as usunl hu
the lively chatterlng Of the guests
drowned her voice
II suppose the American commander
will send garrison here" some one
said to Father Gibault "and repair the
fort"
"Probahly." replied the priest "ln a
very few weeks. Meantime we wih
garrison It ourselves"
"And we will have NJ. Roussillon for
commander" spoke up Rene dc Ron
Vile, who was standing by,
"a good suggestion" assentcd Fat'er
Glbaut let us organize at once"
immediately the wopl was passcd
that there would be meeting az the
fort that evening for the purpose OF
choosing garrison and n commander.
Everybody went promptly ut the hour
set. NJ Roussillon was elected captain
by acchmation, with Rene de Ronvlllc
as HIS lieutenant. Il was observed that
Onclc Jazon had resumed his dignity
and that he looked into his cap several
times without speaking
Meantime certain citizens who had
been in close relations with Governor
Abbott during his stay quietly slipped
out OF town. manned batteau une
went up the river, probably TO Oulate.
non first aud then to Detroit. Doubt
less they suspected that things might
soon grow too warm for their comfort.
II was thus that Nlncennes and Fort
sackvllle Hrst acknowledged the Amer.
lean government and holsted the hug
which, as long as II foated over the