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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-12-06

this spring = and = and - wore out
Laugh II you want to. What was II %
Happy drew close, her lips to his ear.
IT was only smiling about something"
she whispered.
"Well-what7"
Just wonderin' what you would say
II some day I should Unexpectedly call
out when you were going by, Halo
Oh, guess / won't say it, wOuldn I.
Of course-your nickname, you know"
II wish TO gracious you would" said
Damocles. savagely. "Anything's bet
ter than Mr.. Sears from you. Happy"
He sat stilled by his temerity. waiting
for an outburst OF mirth, but none
came. Only a queer silence. Had he
offended her? Time 1 went" he
groaned- Always sayin' the wrong
thing"
"MyI there's a bati" cried Happy.
Don't let him get in my hair. Has
he gomez"
Her curly head was wriggIing against
the upper buttons OF the vest OF Da-
mocles. He held II close for a second
with long auivering gasp. then re-
leased her.
Yes. he's gone" he said kindly. TOO
bad to scare YOU so. Why, what's the
natter"
I've got a hair caught in one OF your
buttons. No. I can't get Il or. Owl
Can YOU undo it2 I'm held fast. Da-
mocles. There. III put my head down
so-you won't mind, do you? See II It
will come lOose.'%
The mans fingers fuino'sd at the
golden thread Its on" he said
hoarsely. you can lift your head row
-but-but I wish II c6ul1 stay there
forever"
II wish so too" rnurmUred thu girl
Its where want it to rest. dear"
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seen her send back her answer. which
read:
Il must beg to be excused from this
fandango. for my ankle is still weak
since Pero threw me, and dare NOT
risk a Dance
Nor did any one know that She sent
another message to a certain no
body"
The coast is clear. The Conan
qante is going TO Santa Barbara. so
he viii never know that / go TO the
dance. Father will let me go with
you for the once, for he thinks | have
no other invitation"
Candida's conscience shook off f1bs
as a duck shakes off water There was
herself lovely for the hail Uer
Iather had given a grumbing yes tn
t1liberto's invitation; he had refused
over and over to let the girl accom-
pany this young man, whose fault was
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Tor that mere nobody OF q Filiberto?"
To be sure. what is the user" Can
eioa'e good temper was maddening. Her
mother was at the remote end OF the
house, but she could see mentally the
smiling, tantalizing face that she knew
30 well
Candida's mirror smiled back at her.
II was a tiny mirror with a shabby
frame, but IL held the loveliest and
most famous picture IN al Alta Cali
fornia- The portrait was that Of a
sixteen-year-old girl, strongly built and
exouisitely rounded as those Castilian
girls Of old California were-the COM
plexion a pure Castilian olive without
q unEe or rose: the eyes a sparkling
vivid black; the hair as black as the
eyes, splendid mass coiled high and
caught with a comb.
All. but IL is OF use, even II Hitherto
e mere nobody. What do you think
lovely Senorita ?" she said to the face
IN the mirror The face laughed back
at her
Candles were fastened 10 the wall
on each side Of the mirror, so that a
strong heht was thrown on the face
lnerein- CANDIDA could watch il to
good advantages as it grew lovelier un-
der her sldllful touch.
A lock Of hair did not suit her. She
brushed H. pulled il. unfastened IL re-
fastened IT, finally pulled down the
Whole mass OF hair in a heap and be-
gan coiling it all over from the begin
ming.
You're the slowest Of all nv girls"
fretted her mother in the dining-roon.
II made no difference TO her whether
candida was slow or not on this D.,
sion; but she was out Of sorts "
the world She had expected III
Comandante would invite her "a.
ter 70 accompany him 10 the fandango
tonight She had watched in vain for
the message She saw her match-mak-
Ing blighted after being brought to a
critical point.
where's the girl?" growled a ter
rih nc voice II was that of her husband.
she's dressing"
What for. when she's going with no
body but Yorba? She had as we'll wear
her working gown"
All Dios-after all our hopes," Sc
nora Barrajas wrung her fat hands.
Its OF no avail TO whimper about
II The girls been a fool Won NAV
count on that. no matter what She
says. She's done something to annoy
the Commandments like her. Stub
born as her mother. She will reap as
she sows."
Ny stubbornness made me marry
you, put in the Sonora
And you got better than Won de-
served" He strobe out OF the room
grumbling like a thunderstorm.
Candida, adjusting her comb. heard IT
al and smiled.
All Maore mia how blind you are in
epite OF your lynx eyes," she said, and
took note from her bosom.
Contrary to custom, I send this RI
yOu instead OF to your mother" she
re-reao with satisfaction For II IS
your answer desire. VIII you accom-
pany me 70 the fandango? II not.
shall 60 TO Santa Barbara on business.
tor the fanoango without you would
hold no charms"
Below was what any girl in Califor-
MA would have given her black ewes
Ior-the signature Of the popular
Comsndante
No member OF the family had seen
the messenger ride UP and deliver this
noH 70 CANDIDA Nor had any one
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fifty miles away, bringing the very best
recommendations. and had taken hold
OF the school 10 the satisfaction OF
everybody. The trouble was that she
was 70 years old and good looking. She
could rot help being good looking any
more than dozen farmer girls in the
district could help their plain faces,
but scarcely fortnight had passed
when mothers and daughters were
sneering and backbiting.
No homely woman, be she married or
single. car help being jealous Of
handsb me one. In the society Of city
the homely one has the sense TO conceal
her feelings. but in the country she at
tends q quilting bee on purpose TO
speak her mind.
The thing may be said 10 have started
with Uncle Ben briggs, chairman Of the
school committee. He was a widower,
so years old. and had been counting the
Widow Hastings five years his junior.
but what does he do but offer the
schOolms am his calloused hand and
AGED heart before she had fairly got
the school organized
She promptly refused him, but the
Widow Hastings was her enemy from
that time on. and Uncle Ben heard her
gossiped about without coming TO her
defense. In the course Of six weeks
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HEN Happy was
ushered into this
world Of light and
shadow, John Mollett
consulted old Sextus
Sears regarding a
suitable title for the
little stranger.
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Ccopyright. 1909, by T. c. Mcclure,

7 was a cold winter IN
school district No. (.
township OF Ingham,
county OF Hillsdale,
but they were making
IL pretty warm for
the school ma'am just
the same. Miss Lee
- -.
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wv SLOW you ard
Candida"
Yes" II was en-
tirely good tempered.
Therefore the other
voice became crosser.
What's the use
primping two hours
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-12-25
THE HRISTMAS DINNER.

In spite of the fact that the word
dyspepsia means literally bad cook, it
will not be fair for many to lay the
blame on the cook If they begin the
Christmas Dinner with little appetite
and end it with distress or nausea. II
may not be fair for any to do that
let us hope so for the sake Of the cook!
The disease dyspepsia indicates bad
stomach, that is weak stomach,
rather than a bad cook, and for =
weak stomach there is nothing else
equal to Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t gives
the stomach vigor and tone, cures
dyspepsia, creates appetite, and makes
eating the pleasure it should be.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-12-25
gelert @isrellamy.
The Christmas Festival.

The Festival of the Nativity was,
naturally, one of the earliest observ-
ances instituted by the Christian
Church. The Roman Saturnalia was
celebrated in December with feasting
and joy. In Northern Europe the
"Sun Feast" was held at the same sea-
son, to rejoice at the "return of the
Sum-" This was called "Jol," or Y ule,
and the Christian Saxons made Yule-
tide synonymous with Christmas.
The burning of the Yule log and
the illumination OF churches and houses
with many lights seem to have been
an invariable feature of the festival
from very early times, and one of its
titles was the feast of Lights" This
may have originated in pagan sun
worship, but the Christians used it TO
symbolic the advent of Christ, the
Light of the World" The Yule log,
lighted on Christmas Eve with great
ceremony, was carefully tended, and
before it was quite consumed, the
charred ends we're secured and pre-
served to kindle the next years Christ
mas fire. Herrick refers to this Gus
tom:
"When quencht, then lay it up agen
Till Christmasse next returne."
"THE CHIEF SERVICE IN THIS LANDE." :"
Next to the Yule log, in point of
ancient custom, is the serving of GER
tain dishes as peculiar to the Christ
mas feast. The boar's head was re-
garded in England as special adjunct.
Many of the old carols, although of
religious character, make reference to
the boar's head. At St. Johns Col
lege, Oxford, it is still served on Christ
mas Day with stately ceremony and
singing of the carol, "Caput apri de-
fero." One verse runs:
"The boar's head understands
Is the chief service in this lande,
Loke, wherever it be founde
Servite cum cantico."
This dish was probably deemed ap-
propriate, as the Jews could not par
take of it. A carol, dating from the
reign of Henry VIII, has this:
"This bory's hede we bring with songe
In worship of Hym that thus spruuge
OF Virgin to redresse ye wronge-
Nowell'
The mince pie originally hal sort
of religious symbolism. 1t was baked
in oblong form to represent the Manger
of Bethlehem. The meat used in the
compound was mutton, in memory OF
the flocks watched by the shepherds
on the first Christmas night, and the
spices were designed to represent the
frankincense and myrrh of the off ring
of the Magi to the Holy Child. In
England, during the Commonwealth,
mince pies fell hinder the ban of the
Puritans, and to eat them was consid
cred by the Cavaliers Il test Of loyalty
to Church and King. Christmas pies
and pastries were often made On a very
large scale. Ole made at Newcastle,
England. ITO, was . feet in circum-
ference and weighed l68 pounds. 1t
was compounded Of game and poultry
baked in crust.
In Chaucer's time the swan was
served as Christmas dish. He speaks
of "a fat swami, roasted" But when
Captain John Smith, fresh from his
wars with the Turks, saw the wild
gobbler in the Virginia forest strutting
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-12-25
1Ioetry~
CHRIST

Hark! throughout Christendom joy bells are ring
From mountain and valley, DER land and 'er
sea,
Sweet choral melodies pealing and thrilling,
Echoes Of ages from far Galilee;
Christmas is here,
Merry old Christmas,
Gift bearing, heart-touching joy-bringing Christ
mas,
Day of grard memories, king Of the year.
In volume ma jestlc deep anthems are pealing,
Harmonies heavenly swell on the air;
Lofty and lowly in brotherhood kDeeling.
Peasant and prince mngle praises and prayer;
Christmas is here,
Sanctified Christmas,
Christ bearing, Hfe-giving, s0uFsaving Christmas,
Day Of fond memories, king Of the year.
Tender remembrsnces softly are stealing
Over the souls of the weary and worn;
Msts of the past full of balm and Of healing,
Soothing the sorrow Of sad and forlorn;
Christmas is here,
Many-voiced Christmas,
Grief soothing, heart cheering, hope bearing
Christmas,
Day Of sweet memories, king of the year.
Day of the poor, bringing Jesus the lowly,
Bearer Of burdens and giver Of rest,
Comforter, Saviour. Redeemer most holy;
ChristiaEty's birth-time, eternally blest;
Christmas is here,
Merc1ful Christmas,
Faith-raising, love-bearing, all-blessing Christ
mas,
Sweetest and hottest day of the year.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-12-25

She-"How dare you kiss me? We
are not under the mistletoe."
He-"Well, let's move"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-19
kissing In a Tunnel.

A distinguished French novelist,
whose works are extremely popular
with the fair sex, recently found him
self travelling in railway carriage
with two very talkative women. Hav-
ing recognized him from his published
portraits they both opened fire upon
him in regard to his novels, which they
praised in a manner that was unen-
durable to the sensitive author. Fortu-
nately the train entered a tunnel, and
in the darkness the novelist, who
understood women, lifted the back OF
his hand to his lips and kissed it sound
ingly. When light returned he found
the two women regarding each other
in icy silence, and, addressing them
with great sauvity, he said: "Ah!
madames, the regret Of my life will
hereafter be that 1 shall never know
which one of you 1t was that kissed
me. Boston Globe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-19
Not Up to the Part.

Except\in time of war the soldier is
popularity supposed to lead an idle life
barring bit of drill Really he must
be an actor in addition to his more
martial qualifications. How many per-
sons could stand for hours and hours
immovable, as the guards did who
watched Queen Victoria's coffin?
The requisites of the Grave sojer
man" appear in a story of a drill
master who was putting raw com-
pany through the exercises of funeral
service. He had them drawn up with
their arms reversed, and then he said:
Nov I'll be the hearse."
So he march ed solemnly down the
line at slow pace. Turning his eyes
to the side to see how bis men wero
behaving, he stopped suddenly and
roared:
Cant you men put on an expression
Of Iegret?"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-19
The News Condensed.

Charles ZabOrik, of Manitowoc, who
was scalded by escaping steam from a
| broken gauge on traction engine, died
| of his burns.
Lightning struck ST. Mary's church at
Portage, doing 81 200 damage, shattered
roofs Of several buildings and killed
| livestock in a barn
Fire starting from an overheated
oven destroyed Charles Crosha's bakery
at Pardeeville.
NJ. G. Koski, of Turtle Lake, was SEN
fenced at Superior to three years in the
reformatory at Green Bay for forging
two notes of $78 each and selling them
After residence Of 60 years in the
vicinity of Milwaukee, the last 40 Of
which were spent continuously as a
resident of that city, Charles Welch,
one of the best known of the old set
tiers, passed away at nis home, aged
| IS years.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Moak. OF Water
| town, celebrated their golden anniver-
sary
G.. Mack had thumb chewed SO
that it had to be amputated The horse
had rabies and Mack was in danger of
his life.
Arthur Sherman, the 16-year-old
slayer OF H. G. Gilbert, has been bound
over for trial in Superior
While driving his cows home, Will.
liam Koletzke, of Appleton, aged 76
years, dropped dead from heart failure.
Charles B. Sendelbach, aged Is years,
a retired farmer of Fennimore, conf
mitted suicide by hanging himself.
"A large number of Kenosha county
farmers have sold their farms and re-
moved to land in the northern part of
the state.
The physicians Of Jefferson county
have organized. with former Mayor
Reed, M. D., of Jefferson, as president
Alex Berger, of Apollonia, caught
large lynx in a trap and believes that
several more of the animals are in the
woods of Gates county.
At the greenhouses of the John A.
Salzer Seed company, in La Crosse, a
huge smokestack was blown down,
crashing through the buildings and
completely wrecking them.
At Clifton, on Lake Winnebago, an
Appleton man was knocked over cliff
by man with whom he was fighting.
and fell 35 feet, escaping with slight
bruises.
August Telling, aged 20, was killed in
the plant of the Wausau Paper Mills
company in Brokaw. He was oiling
shaft when his overalls got caught and
wound him about the rapidly revolving
piece Of STEEL
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-19
Secretary Roots Record.

AS to the efficiency of Secretary Root
IN his four years of service at the head
of the war department there is no dis
senting opinion. The reorganization of
the army and the care of the Philip
pines have demanded statesman, and
a statesman Mr.. Root has proved him
self to be. He has shown with what
skill and success broadminded civilian
can approach military problems. There
Ill be a general regret, we'll expressed
oy President Roosevelt in his letter, at
Mr. Roots withdrawal 1t is fortunate
that with the announcement of Secretary
Roots resignation comes the cheering in
formation that Gov. William H Taft, of
the Philippines, will be the next secre-
tary of war. Gov. Taft is better quail
fed than any other man to take up the
questions involved in the army's rela-
ton to the Philippines, and in the other
business of the department this prudent,
patriotic and manly administrator, who
has quickly won an enviable place in
American affection, will be worthy of
his high position. Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-19
PARAGRAPHIC POINTERS.

UA $500, 100000 balance of trade, a
treasury surplus of $50000,000 year
and foreign immigration reaching 1 ,000,-
900 in 1903 are samples of republican
prosperity.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
UEx-SenatorA Allen has discovered that
he is not such big parsonage in the
populist party as is Mr. Bryan. When
Allen, at the Denver conference short
time ago, declared that the pops had
quit fusing with the democrats he did
not take the precaution to consult Bryan
first. The popo-dem alliance in Ne
braska is likely to be followed by coali-
lions Of the same sort wherever any OF
the pops remain There will be halcyon
and vociferous times in the democratic
national convention of 1904.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
GS'Western farmers are said to be con-
sidering proposition to consolidate
with the fruit growers and daifymen and
other contributors to the produce mar
kets with view to building grain ele-
vators and cold storage warehouses at
different places, where commodities may
be held for satisfactory prices. In this
way, 1t is argued, dollar wheat may be
made a fixture. 1t was not many years
ago wnen dollar wheat was to the west
ern farmer simply dream of elysium. In
fact, Mr.. Bryan promised that this bless
ing would come if he were elected in
1896. Unfortunately for him, wheat
reached the dollar mark when the cam
paign was hardly over. Mr.. Bryan has
since turned farmer himself 1t will be
interesting to note whether or not he ap-
proves of the proposed monopoly" >
Troy Times
EThe man the democrats Of Ohio
have nominated for United States sena-
tor is not as fat as the man lsey have
nominated for governor, but he looks
as if he more seriously felt the imposi-
Press.
EIf fMr. Bryan ever succeeds in hold
ing the democratic party under person
al control and leading it to victory he
will assuredly do something handsome
for Tom L. Johnson. Fortunately, Mr.
Johnson'E circumstances are such that he
need no. postpone the payment of the
house rent or the grocery bill until
these hopes are realized. = Washington
Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-19
NEBRASKA'S GOOD MOVE.
Overthrow of Organism Readmits
the State Into the Same Circle
of Com monwealths.

eve congratulate the state that we
have made it manifest that there is no
permanent place in American politics for
leader who bases his claim for popular
support upon the failures or disappoint-
ments of the people, These words, in
the platform just adopted by the repub=
licans of Nebraska, express the party S
triumph over the political revolution
which has recently taken place in that
state. The republicans of the entire
country join in congratulating Nebraska
on the overthrow of Organism in Bryan
residence state, and her remittance into
the circle of sane and progressive COM
monwea!ths, says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat
The Nebraska republicans acquitted
themselves very creditably in their state
convention. They joined their brethren
of the rest of the states in urging the
nomination of President Roosevelt in
1904; proclaimed their adherence to the
protective policy under which the coun-
try has made progress unparalleled in
the history of the world; condemned
trusts in the harmful form which they
have sometimes assumed; declared In
favor of the Strengthening of the navy
80 as to make it adequate to the needs
Of the country in all sorts of contingent
cies; and expressed the determination of
every right-minded American in favor of
the retention of the Philippines and the
extension of the country's sway over the
Pacific ocean. The platform was a Wig
orous and Intelligent expression of devo-
ton to stalwart Americanism.
When Nebraska, in the demo-pop fu-
sion of 1894, broke away from the re-
publicans its credit was lowered, and
pessimistic prophecies were made as to
its future. The outlook in the state grew
darker when Bryan and his aggre cation
carried it in 1896 by two-thirds vote
In the next two or three years the radical
elements held control of the state Then
came the revolution. In 1900 it was won
back to the republican side, and it has
remained there ever since The plural
ity Of over 5000 gained by the repub-
licans in the state election of 1902 shows
that the state is firmly anchored in the
republican column. Nebraska deserves
all the praise which she is getting from
the conservative and patriotic voters of
the union for her abandonment of the
democrats and populists, and she merits
all the prosperity which her intelligence
and public spirit are bringing her.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-19
Minneapolis Journal.
JOHNSON AND BRYAN.
The Chauffeur and the Mad MulIah
of the Democracy Do a
Double Turn.

After hard, spectacular fight Tom
L. Johnson has won the democratic
nomination for governor of Ohio Mr..
Bryan used his influence to help out his
friend and to see to it that the principles
of the Kansas City platform were re-
affirmed. The delegates went so far an
to invite the silver-tOngued Nebraskan
to deliver series of speeches for the
benefit of the faithful" in the Buckeye
state. All doubt of the Ohio democrats
loyalty to the former presidential candi-
date was removed by the action of the
convention. While no specific mention
was made Of silver, the sweeping re.
affirmation of the principles supported
by the democrats in 1900 includes the
sentiment in favor of free silver, says
the Troy Times.
Now that Mr. Johnson is before the
public for an important Office it will be
interesting to watch his course. AS
mayor of great Ohio city he has at
tracted much attention by various efforts
to reduce the price of street car fare, by
novel methods of conducting campaign
and by numerous strokes of policy to
make himself solid" with the regular
democratic organization in Ohio. An
other wellknown mayor of an Ohio city
predicts that tom" Johnson "is a
coming mana coming light on the po-
litical horizin." The author Of this
statement, who was no other than the
celebrated Sam Jones, of Golden
Rule" fame, did not state what Mr..
Johnson was coming to- He probably
meant that the Cleveland mayor was to
become a star Of the first magnitude,
and generously consented to shine be-
side him with diminished luster Mr.
Jones went astray into the Bryan con-
stellation in the first campaign. He
wanted to shine with silver hue. His
great companion star has always pre-
ferred the light of the yellow metal, but
is willing to change his color for the
sake of better place. 1t would not be
surprising to see Toms light go out sud-
denly, just as the lights of street car
vanish when the trolley is displaced and
the motive mower gives ont