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DIED.

CONVERSION Friday morning, March 10 rner
o1er buckingham Convers son Of the lac
Charles Cleveland Convcrs and Cathanns
buckingham Convers after a short Illness a.
MS residence tn Englewood. n. J., in lis ASIA
year
Funeral az his late residence on Monday MsrrA
lS IL is requested that no dowers be sent
ln'ermeni at the convenience OF The hnry
ferry boats leaving the Enc Ferry =, taa
foot OF 2Sd street at 2lo p " and ,se foot
OF Chambers street At 40 p. A. connect rita
'he Train on the arrival Of which TIE services
will be held
ELLloTT--on Friday evening March TO- Of
pneumonia, Florence Mary. wife Of Georg.
Lobden Elliott and daughter OF Oh, 's', Hem
Newell Been.
Funeral services At her late residence. 40 "a
West Ssth St. New YORK. on Monday. March a.
al 1880 O'Clock A. VI.
HcTCHlSoN.-on Friday morning. March n. -.
al her residence, No. 80 West s'trrr's stree
susan Benedict, wife OF the late Df. Joseph
Hutohison Of Brooklyn
Funeral iTon her late residence on Sunday Mar
u. at 2:3o p. ".
huNN.-suddenly. on March p = Dis -esiteae-
~ Lexington aver Ne. Henry NorToss n .-1
son Of Orson Dssax Mum
Funeral services at his late residence ~ 70 oco-s
on Monday, March 10 lniefmsnt 80 Wood
lawn. private.
SouTHWlcK.-on Friday morning H,r-s q isoi
Daniel SULLIVAN S0r'hwick ~ 4.s 7Al FraF
son OF the late Daniel Holt and rft7s ero-1.
Souihuiok and brother ~ Mrs. -t~rs is-
Funeral services az Lafayette Avenue i'-.'f
terrain Church parors. South oxford -. -o-r-'
lafayette Az on Monday March A.
Boston, ST. Louis and Wheeling sc Va. 'an-'
please copy
SrEERs.-on Friday. March ~ isl5 si rs- r-"
dence, 10 East Ssta street rasae san. i'' -
Henry Steers.
Funeral services vr h held 81 Tt'Tr 'a-'-
25th ST. near Broadway, on Nr1.i.
the isth inst. a. 10 o'clock.
The residence 60 IS 7'r-r''
New Haven. Conn. SATURDAY. Ns-r' D.
Rutherford, jr. oniy son ~ iuf1.f.-i '7'
May Wells Fhrrei TON bridge Boz 1r
Of his age
Notice OF funeral asrrar.-.
ERiES -Cagi5 Saturday morning s- re
~ West "a ST. Pl,nted. e re-
David j. Ycrkcs p. ID pastor 'n.n't NJ
the First Bap's' Caurch Of pA'uf-'i. .'
MS slst year
funeral services a. the church. conner NJ Gt7'
and From, SIS. on Monde! MsIeh u, 81 %
p ~.
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JOE JEFFERSON IMPROVED.
Theatrical Man Home From Palm Beach
Says the Actor Is Much Better

RICHMOND, Va, March ll.-Thomas g
Leath, long theatrical manager here has
just returned from Palm Beach, Fla. He
reports that when he first went to that
place he saw Joseph Jefferson and he was
looking very frail and feeble.
When left the beach, he said to-day,
Mr. JeIcrson was much better and stronger.
The old actor is the idol OF the great resort.
When he rolls along the beach in his chair
as every one travels there-it is a con
slant ovation TO him. He is looking stronger
and brighter and IS invariably in a cheerful
mood.
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Policemen Get Union Uour,

The West New York, n. j.. Board OF
Council has changed the hours Of duty OF
the nine patrolmen in the depar4ren,
from nine to eight hours a dav. Most 81
the patrolnen belonged to unions before
they went on the force and they objected
to a non-union tour of duty. Hereafter
there will he one man on duty between
A. NJ. and II noon. II the sergeant wants
additional policemen he will give a certain
number Of strokes on the towns lig fire
boil and ,he policemen within hearing
ticn house.
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Would stSaa unday Hlppodrome Work

Tho SaLy--n Association complained
to Commissioner McAdoo yesterday that
Sunday work was being done on the Hipno-
drome building on Sixth avenue between
Forty-third and Forty-fourth streets and
that Capt Lantry had not stopped it in
sioner McAdoo referred the connlaint n
Inspector Walsh with instructions TO en-
force the law.
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MONTAuK WEN HONORED.
Former President Of the Club. Thomas II
Troy, Gets $500 Watch

At the Montauk Club in Brooklyn last
night the members OF the club gave com
plimentary dinner in honor of two of the
clubs former presidents, Charles A. Moore
and Thomns II Troy. Three hundred
member attended the dinner Former
ljeut-Gov. Timothy l.. Woodruff, the
pif ma =, ~. u'J o.a%' re0'aed , &,
Democrat got a $500 gold watch for a
presen Mr.. Moore IT, a Republican. but
be rat no watch. lie wasn't sighted
howey.r because Of his politics He ~
Ceived $50 Swiss clock when be retired
from the presidency Of tho c,uL In 1901
Each got an engro-sed set Of resolutions
bounu m leather which told him in what
6lsh esteem tho members Of the Montauk
Club hold him.
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TALK or NEW JAPANEsE LOAN
Called Premature MIR. Takahasm Sees
Bankers Here.

Bankers Here.
Special Commissioner Takahashi. who
has in charge financial negotiations for the
Japanese Government. sailed for London
yesterday after a visit Of several days in
this city, in the course Of which he was
in consultation with bankers who were
prominent in the offering Of the last japanese
foreign loan Commissioner Takahashis
visit here led 10 reports that negod
atoms were under way for another Jananese
loan, but it was said authoritauvely yester-
day that such reports were entirely prema-
ture.
The last loan was negotiated IN London,
but Kuhn. Loeb i Co. of this city offered
half Of the bonds here and they were
largely over subscribed in both plao's and
have advanced steadily in the market
since the Offering.
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MARRIED..

Saturday, March II. 1906
AZ An Angels Church. by the Rev. s Delaney
townsend Blanche Myers, daughter Of Frsa-
els NJ Myers. TO Thomas g. Wells
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cially to-day. 1t is believed to be west of
the road from Fushun to Telling.
Forecasts as 10 the final issue differ.
Some prophesy tho practical annihilatlon
Of the Russians In a series Of small battles
in the mountains between Fushun and
Telling Others think the Russians will DO
able to make another stand at Telling. and
that consequently the coup de grace will be
postponed.
The Minister Of War tele graphed hs con-
CALCULATIONS to Field Marshal Oyama and
the army upon their victory. aud Marshal
Oyama responded to-day ascribng the
victory to the virtues OF the Emperor and
the gallantry of his officers and men.
HARAssISo BOTH rLASKs.
LoNDoN, March IL Dispatches from
Toxic say that what Is left Of the Russian
army is retiring from Mukden ncrthward
and is suffering heavily. The Japanese are
hanging on both it's flanxs
The Japanese wedge continues to be
pressed b the northward The Japanese
have reached Hanpu. which is well to the
northeast Of Mukden.
On the other flank they have advanced
from Hsingtuntlen to Pulia, thirteen miles
north Of Mukden, inhicting terrible losses
on the Russians
Other Russian forces east and north Of
Mukden have been surrounded
II is reported that the Russians are fleeing
northwari along the railway in confusion.
Caught between the wedge and the extreme
japanese left northwest of Mukden, they
are b ing heavily punished.
The rtrcat is described as a rout, the
Japanese Smelling disordered masses Of
men.
Tho Japanese drove their wedge through
the Russian lines on the Hun River and
then. pressing north and west, practically
put Gordon around Mukden.
There was desperate fighting throughout
Thursday night. the Russians striving to
break through the enclrcling barriers OF
Japanese troops
A despatch from Gen. oku's headquar-
ters. dated yesterday. says:
Gen. Oku's army advanced last night
almost to the railway. despite determined
resistance, and occupied Sujaton station,
which was the main Russian supply depot.
The japanese oaptuedan enormous amount
OF material. including 100000 rife car
tridges.
THE Japaneae ara moving steadily de- |
termiued 10 make the victory decisive
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Stove Repairs.

The trade is Informed that our stock
now comprises genuine repairs for over
1900 Furnaces. Latrobes. Heaters. Ranges
and Cook Stoves Rudolph d West Co.
a132 New York eve.
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'1Royal Pilsen" IS Monarch

In the realm of light beers. Try Il to-
day. Served in special glasses at lead
ing bars. Abner-Drury Brewing Co
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LOCAL MENTION.

Wiley's Every Saturday Ioc Perfccto.
scid only on Saturday for &c 4o5 10th
st. nv.
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Send for free bottle of 'Clean Mix"
Purified IN a steam turbine perfectly
Pasteurized and chilled. This is the
finest. purest and only safe milk in the
city at regular prices. Ice cream made
Of purified cream Standard Dairy and
Ice Company. 1923 18th st. NV. Phone
North 49,
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Chris. xander's Pride of virginia Port

An excellent tonic wine for weakly chill
dren or adults. 15c at. only, at 9o9 7th st.
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''Do Not Miss Seeing Our Golden Rod
Display"
New Furniture and Carpets at Auction

Saturday. commencing 10 a. m, with
rugs OF fine quality and beautiful pat
terms. New furniture. IL a. m. Beautiful
furnishings arc to be found here. Moth
ing misrepresented. Wilson & Mayors,
1927 and 1929 g 81.
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wANrED-RooMs AND BOARD.

WANTED-By young gentleman rood hoard
haIea size east or south room, preferably
ne.o" Il 81, between 9Th and 18th sts; per-
ad,e-.s,..e aescrioe fully; terms. meal hours;
Times office. aoSo DO<> -
board anf room he4we~a
navy Yard and Congregational TShrary xd-
dress B., 500 7th ST sc. A.
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Looks Wen and Keeps Out Dampness.

Ccmpo- Board-a new finish for walls.
ceiling and cornice- Used instead of
plaster with good results. Thos. w.
Smith. 1st st. and Ind. ave.
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Plain and Ornamental Steps. Railings
Fences. Grills Balconies, Fire Escapes
etc. Blacksmith Jobbing.
F. J. NAGEL,
ec6 @ ST. NV. Phone Main $3.50.
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Best Work. Best Service Trv Us.

West End Laundry, 1925 Pa. avenue
NV. Phone Main 2SZl, or postal.
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Hotel Johnson Cafes.

Special shipments of choice oysters re-
ceived today. among which are the ceie-
brated Cherrystone. Lynn Haven Bay,
and York Rivers; half shell, steam. sin
gle fried. etc. Also noon lunch. table
d. 'hote dinner and service a la carte.
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aColden Rod Display Tomorrow"

Golden Rod Hams and Bacon are the
finest on the market. You can get them
from
F. ROGERsoN & CO. 9th & La. ave. NV
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Remember the Kame-"Red Clover
Take Dinner at Perottfs, tine Neate,

The finest Creamery Butter you can buy.
All grocers. Art Pictures Free.
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And cleanest place in town. Dinner. to
:. 35c. $50 Pa. ave. NV.
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Palms, Ferns, for Want of Room, SOC
On the dollar. F. H. Kramer. 91s F NV.
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wANTED-HoRsEs AND VEHICLES

WANTED-Driving horse for its keep: good
home Address BOX 81. Times ONCE. ocl2- 81
WANTED-Two cne-horse sleighs: must be
dress 2413 LIST 81. NV oclI-st
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MISCELLANEOUS.

LOOK-Enamelcd bed 81 9s: spring eI az.
mattresses, Sl.9S; extension table. 81 70. ND
hoistering. paperhangfng mattresses reno
waited 1879 14th St NV ocl3-st
HAVE your skirts. coats. and wraps re-
modelled to conform with this seasons STYLES.
Take II to slS lsth St NV ocls-sot
LACE CURTAIN LAUNDRY, formerly Is9a
9th ST. NV, now 1928 4th ST nv: no lime:
mail attended TO; so cents per pair. ocIs-sr
ARTIST wishes pupils in china painting
Address BOX s5. Times Office. eci2-3t
81 Up TO $1,000. two ways TO get yonr
moneys worth. at once Address BOX ia
Times Office ocI2-5t
INTERESTING PRICES on drop lights and
mantels. Call and our self-lighfins man
tells for 35c- ACME REPAIR AND BICYCLE
Co. l749 Pennsylvania ave NV oc11-st
HAVE ARRIVED TODAY-5.o00 baskets os
Concord grapes. s-pound baskets, fer purpose
OF making wine and preserves. JOSEPH D.
GiORGiO CO, 92fis Louisiana aye. nw
Pnone Main zoe. oc5-SOt
COLLECTIONS of autographs and curio.
bought and sold. HEITMULLER ART CO.
1907 18th St oc7-7t
TRASH Of One Generation Becomes the
Treasure Of Another" I will buy your old
furniture. stoves. carpets. etc. Why 20 70
Junk shops? All business CONFIDENTIAL. Ad-
dress BOX 81. Times once oc7-7t
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SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE AND
FEMALE.

st. NV, secured frst-class help of ali ma
tionalities. card Will bring help to your
ooor II
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Autographs and Engravings for Sale

Set Of Autographs OF Presidents OF
l.. s. Heitmuller Art Co. 1907 18th ST.
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Unadulterated Ice Cream.
Typhoid Proof Milk Free.

Rossnfeid's. s12 H st. ne. Phone. Eas
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wAErED-RooMS.

WANTED-Suite of three rooms. furnished
or anfurnshed. with conveniences for house
Keeping by young married couple; no chill
cren. Address BOX 1896 Times Office
WANTED-Rooms. near school. suitable for
confectionery store. Address BOX I01 Times
office. ocT0-2t
WANTED-By couple. two unfurnshed looms
for light housekeeping, between r and NJ
18TH and 9Th SITS NV: rent must be reason
able; state terms. Address BOX 100. Times
Office. ocl2-qt
WANTED-Two furnished rooms for light
housekeeping: prefer Southeast or near IL
brary- Address BOX So. Times off1ce.
ocl2-3t
WANTED-A nicely furnished second story
front room. with all conveniences: near 9TH
and f SITS. NV. CAIN. 405 Jenifer building
oc2-3t
wANTED-ROOMS. List your rooms with
US: we will rent them for you at small
charge COVE & EVERETT. 5 II st. NV
se24-30t
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In Making Fussell's Ice Cream

Only pure, rich cream Is used. 1427 NY a
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Order Your Groceries and Meats.
AT JoHNsToN's. 7s1 9TH st. NV.
Lamp and Stove Docter.
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SITUATIONS wAHTEp-MALE.

WANTED-By coiored student. position
morning and evening after scheoi; North
west section preferred 464 Ridge st. NV.
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FOR RENT-FURNISHE AND I'm.
FURNISHED ROOMS.
DANCING.

SEE THE MOONLIGHT AND
SHADOW DANCES
THE ORDWAYS, s3I IIth st n W-Evs-,,
Monday. Tuesday. Friday. and SATURDAY. even
ing; beginners class. 7:3O: advanced "a
Lady assistants: six lessons. 81 so Private
lessons by appointment Profs' WYNDHAT
and WILLIS. ocs sot
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IRON AND WIRE WORKS.

IA 18th st. NV.
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wANTED-By bright colored youth. employ
ment from Z am to pm. 1914 4th ST
NV. IL
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ADVICE FREE-Estate divorce damage
cases, etc; bills collected: wills drawn; ev-
erything strictly confidential Address p. o.
BOX Z. Station 4, City. ocl2-sOr
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STORAGE.

WHY PAY MORE? We store for 55c load,
UNITED STATES STORAGE CO.. 4lS-Io0-42s
sOth st. NV. Phone Main 42ee NnYs-0rno
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t Can Found Among $4,000 People Washington The Times Will Get ForYu
HELP wANTED-FEMALE.

WANTED-Healthy woman white~or colored,
as wet nurse. Apply FLAT 30. The Prince
ton. 1880 V St nv. ocl3-2t
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BR0oKLAND, u. C.
ARTHUR H. r. LUERSSEN Drug Stors.
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ROOMS And BOARD.

mELL sea FURNISHED ROOMS for two. win
t oosso; private family; hot ana cold water
tnS t' .ooln' steam heated: best home cook
NV S-anS pt4ce
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HELP wANTED-MALE.

WANTED-Two good colored BARRIERS for S
urday. HENRY BURGESS, 4sI PennsyIva
ave. NV.
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FOR RENr-ruRN1sHEp ROOMS.

THREE or four rooms. for light housekeep-
SIG per month. SOS 9Th ST ne ocis-st
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HELP wANTED-FEMALE.

WANTED-Two white women in small fam
lily: one for general housework the other
as housemaid. Address z. o. BOX 72. Alex
andria, Va. ocl3-2t
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THE MYSTIC MISTLETOE.
Once Feature of Pagan Rites, It Now
Belongs to Lovers


From time immemorial the white ber-
ried mistletoe has played leading part
in Yuletide festivities, though it has not
always conveyed the osculatory priyi
leges which give it its value in the eyes
of the romantic youth of to-day. Like
so many other features of the Christmas
celebration, mistletoe has been borrowed
from the pagans of antiquity and Chris
tanned by the lapse of centuries. The
Fersians before the birth of Christ used
the mistletoe in their sacred rites, and
i'll parts of India pagan priests still in
corporate it in their ritual 1t figures
largely in Scandinavian mythology Bal
dur, the son Of Odin, though a demigod,
was slain by a spear of mistletoe,
proof Of its magic powers.
1t is from the Druids of old England,
however, that mistletoe has come to us.
The Druidical priests, sprung, it is said,
from the magi of the east, the wise men
who worshiped at the cradle of the infant
Savior, held the mistletoe as their most
sacred possession, and the cutting of the
pretty parasite from the oak, the tree
which the Druids claimed God loved
more than any other, was attended with
the greatest solemnity. On the Druids'
festival day grand procession, leading
two white oxen, moved to the mystic
grove. There the oxen were fastened
to the oak by their horns, and white
robed priest climbed into the leafless
branches and cut the punches of mistle
toe with a golden knife. The oxen were
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Wisconsin
State News
INSTITUTE DATES NAMED.

Supt. George McE<errow Announces
Farmers I'm. .4-iiOns.
Supt. George McKerrow of the State
farmers institutes announces the fol
lowing dates for the season:
W. c. Bradley, Conductor-December 20,
Shaw; y, Elk Mounds 30, Ridgeland; Janu-
airy 2, Prescott; 3, Ettrick; 4, West Salem
., Cashton; 8, Manawa; 10, Buena Vista !;
II, Auburndale; II, NekoOsa; Is, New
tranken; IL, Kewaunee; IS, Sturgeon Bay;
10, Brussels.
+. II. Scribner, Conductor-January %,
White Creek; "A, Columbus; 25, Briggsville;
26, Coloma Station; 80, Muscoda; 81, Wau-
zeka; February l, Mt. Sterling; 2, Retreat;
Blanchardyille; %, Fennimore; q, Palmyra !;
%, North Prairie; March /, Salem; 2, North
Cape; 6, st. Cloud; Z, Rosendale; s, Prince
ton; 8, Red Granite.
Il. q. Scott, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 20, Gill
manton; p, Misha Mukwa; %, Porcupine;
January 2, Taylor; 3, Lynn; 4, Stratford: 5,
Merrill; 8, Polar; 10, Embarrass; H. Pulci-
fer; II, Greenvlle; 16, Branch; II, Green
leaf 18, Abrams; 10, Pound.
Delbert Utter, onductor-January %,
Clifton; "a, Wonewoc; %, Loganville; 26,
Dane; 30, Deertield 81, Plain; February l.,
Boaz; 2, Lloyd; 20, New Glarus; q, Milton
Junction; % Beloit; 3d. Delavan; q, Their
esa; %, Schleisingerville; March 1, Brook
field; 2, Stone Bank; 6, Darboy; z, Sank
vile; 8, Horizon; 8, Waupun.
The twentieth annual closing institute
and cooking will be held at Plymouth
March Is, IA and Is, 1906.
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asked, meeting the little fellows frank

asked, meeting the little fellows frank
eyes with keen glance,
'She doesn't say much about him,
returned Jackie. II think he must be
dead. It's too bad, isn't it? But
his eyes roved over to the turkeys again,
Have you thought it out about the tur-
key yet?'
"Oh," said the Squire, as if he had
forgottenl all about it. 'You can have
one of 'em and we'll see about the pay
after while when you're bigger
Jackie beamed up at him. 'Oh, thank
you," he said. "Shall we catch it now"
The Squire grunted. We'll run 'em
into the pen, and catch 'em there. Wait
till | get some peas"
So Jackie waited and in little while
out came the Squire with a battered, old
tin, half full of grain, and began to call
in his big, deep voice, ''Pe-ep, peep, peep,
peepw And all the turkeys stopped
their strutting and ran after him into
the pen. Then Jackie ran and shut the
door, and in a very little while the
Squire came out with a big gobbler
hanging head downwards in his hand.
81 guess I'd better leave it here just
now," said Jackie. ''Pll come over for
it in the evening. I've just 'membered
l promised mother I'd be back soon. Or,
perhaps, you might bring it over your
self. You would see mother then. Id
like you to see mother"
"All right" said the Squire again,
looking down at the brave little figure
with a curious feeling at his heart.
"Well, good morning, them" said
Jackie, turning to go. Il think you are
the incest man l ever saw-cept father,
and he ran down the lane to the big
gate.
AS he mounted it, he looked back
and waved his hand, and the grim old
man standing on the steps felt a strange
little thrill, half pride and half some
thing else he did not understand, as he
returned the pretty salute. He passed
the back of his rough, old hand across
his fierce, old eyes and muttered, "Poor
Margaret! She was good little girl,
if it hadn't been for that scamp Darcy!
The boy looks like him, too-more like
him than Margaret"
Meanwhile, mother and Jackie were
having their dinner. Mother sat at one
side of the little, round, white table,
and Jackie at the other. Mother wore
her pretty pink wooden house dress, and
looked just like sweet pea, Jackie said.
Jackie had just finished his story about
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

do for one another. That is knowing
Jesus and clearly understanding Him.
And whenever this true conception of
His life and teaching is reached. there
we find men and women thrilled with
the passion OF giving The little child
wakes on Christmas morning with his
heart filled to overlooking with glad
ness, and by every gift in stocking, or
beside cradle or bed, is taught anew the
old, old lesson of love. Husband and
wife, brother and sister. lover and sweet
heart, friend and friend, as they receive
their gifts are reminded once more that
love is not dream, but a reality-and
a reality which grows more vital, more
precious and more enduring with years.
The sick, i'll chair or in bed, as they
open their Christmas packages are al
most reconciled to loneliness and pain
The friendless, the poor, the outcast
the waits on the street: those who have
sinned and seem shut out from God and
from man, all begin to feel a strange
thrill OF hope and renewed aspiration as
they are taken up and embodied in the
richness and fullness of the Divine love
as it comes to them through human love
OF attention on Christmas day That is
knowing Christmas in it's highest and
noblest sense; in it's truest conception; ;
knowing 1T III that spirit from which
we derive the surest happiness.-Ed-
ward Box.
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CHRISTMAS AT THE FARM.

II / only were a poet and could write in
tuneful rhyme
with the graceful words the poets use
to charm
I would be prepared to fell Won Of the
happy, happy time
"heh, u boy, | roamed about my faith
ers farm.
could tell you of the old, familiar scenes
or long ago,
which time nor change can cause me
to forget
The barn-yard and the meadow, and the
corn-stalks in a row,
COR the memories of my childhood haunt
me yet.
could tell you Of my brothers. and my
little sisters, too,
Companions of the joyous days of yore;
VI things we used to talk about and things
we used to do
In the days that will return again no
more.
OF all the happy seasons we children held
most dear,
The one whose coming brought us great
est joys,
Was the merry. merry Christmas time, the
best of all the year,
With its jolly games and stockings full
Of toys.
And 0, the Christmas dinner! Belteshaz-
Zars SumptuOuS feast
Ne'er tempted mortal appetite so sore;
1t seemed the more we ate of it our APP
petite increased
Until there was no room for any more.
., wish that it were possible to turn old
Time around,
BY some enchantment, or some magic
charm,
And |, little boy again, might hear the
welcome sound
That summoned us to dinner at the farm.
have Toasted at great banQuets and ate
whate'er | would
OF the rarest dishes skillful cooks dis
play,
But the luxuries provided never tasted half
so good
AS the dinner in the farmhouse Christ
mas day.
Frank Beard, in Rams Horn.