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4 CHRISTMAS CONCLUSION.

Twas the day before Christmas, and all
through the land
Rang the cry Of the children that none can
Withstand,
Old Santa is coming, rare treasures he
brings,
A pack loaded down with most wonderful
things -
But, old Santa, alas, ike a mere mortal
man,
To fret and to fume at his duties began
For he had been roaming about in dis
guise,
And the state OF affairs had caused him
surprise.
yor what do you think was the nrst thing
he Iearnedf
Why all the bad children to good ones had
Gone all the i'll tempers and cross, angry
Devoted each child to his work and his
books.
And he grOaned as he saiG IT plainly can
On this Christmas Eve tss-s's no shir&fns
Not one naughty ehnd IN the whole merry
It's plain / must work until I'VE BY the
clock"
But, my dear" said hk wife, you ought
to be glad
That at last there's not left a ehid WHO
Said the saint, with a snile and a look that
was queer,
They ought to expect me each day in tho
year"
-waverlsy Magazine.
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LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Castro is dying again, according to
reports.
Four persons we're killed n two
seriously injured recently in a headon
collision between the Cannonball ex-
press and a freight train at a long
curve near Donaldsonville, La, on the
Texas and Pacific railroad.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Lane will leave Washington IN Jahu-
arv for the Pacific coast, where he VIII
inouire into the cause Of the u e
famine and car shortage. His timer
orv will include Butte, Spokane, Sc
attle. Portland and other points.
Charitable requests of $46O,OOO were
made by the will of otto Young the
capitalist who died recently at his
home at Lake Geneva, Wis. The prin-
cinaI beneficiary is the Chicago Home
for I~ncurables, which receives $4OO'OOO.
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holds the contents of Santa Claus pack.
They look at every object on the table
and then march back. The company now
divides in half, One-half leaving the room,
the table and its contents having been
covered. Those remaining choose some
object which they remember seeing the
piano begins to play again and the others
return. The leader gives to the returning
party a word which rhymes with the OBJ
iect chosen. Thus, if it was a ball. he
might mention the word hall" The re-
turning party now proceed to guess what
object has been chosen, and they express
their guess by acting in pantomime. They
do not all suggest the object in the same
way, but each according to his individual
fancy, but they must all agree upon the
object they will guess. If wrong they go
out for another trial and so OF until
guessed, when the other half of the COM
pany goes ont, and they remain and select
the object for the others to guess.
Hiding the Mistletoe.-AIl form in line,
single file, and march about the room or
several rooms until the music stops. They
then proceed to hunt the mistletoe, which
the leader carried in his hand and con-
cealed somewhere during the march. The
finder must effect return to the starting
point without being touched by the leader,
Santa Claus Sleigh.-Six girls are har-
messed to a little sleigh or sled, and the
white ribbon reins are held by a seventh.
The sled is filled with small parcels in
colored papers containing Christmas
crackers or any tri1es as favOrs. The party
goes round the room several times, dis
pensing the favors to the young men, who
proceed to select partners and dance unit
& signal from the leader calls all TO marcel
around the room and back to their places
Snowball.-A large white ball of TISSUE
paper is suspended well out of the way O
bric-s-brac, The young girls take turn
at shooting at this ball with a small rub
Der ball. When hit with sufficient fore,
it breaks and out falls a shower of small
er white balls, perhaps popcorn balls
which are gathered and presented as fav
Ors for the next march or dance A
there, should be only about half as man.
balls as there are couples dancing, thi
will cause a scramble among the smal
boys who gather them up and who, 70
fair dealing, should be kept behind a cer
tain line until the ball receives the sho
that bursts it.
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sHAKEUP IN THE CABINET.
British Statesmen Are Leaving Their
Positions.

London.-The first Of the impending
changes in the cabinet to be an
nounced in the resignation of j.. E.
Ellis. parliamentary secretary to the
Indian office. He is leaving on ac-
count of i'll health and is going abroad
TO recuperate. 1t is understood Walter
Runciman, parliamentary secretary to
the local government board, will sue
coed him. II is stated that the mar
quis of Ripon, lord Of the privy seal,
and Sir H. Fowler, chancellor Of the
duchy of Lancaster, will resign, and it
is rumored that Herbert Gladstone
will leave the home office. Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman, however, &C
cording to the latest political gossip,
has decided to remain in the house
OF commons, in view of a liberal attack
that is about to be made on the upper
house.
Everything, however, appears to
hinge on James Bryce's acceptance Of
the post of ambassador to the United
States.
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BATTLES WITH A HAT PIN.
Chicago Girl Fights Robbers and Saves
$4,000.

Chicago Girl Fights Robbers and Saves
$4,000.
Battling with a hat pin against five
highwaymen who attacked her in
broad daylight on a crowded street,
Miss May Gates, cashier in a Chicago
confectionery company, held her as
sailants at bay until the police came
TO her rescue. Her resistance saved
her employers $4,000, which she was
bringing from the bank to meet the
company's payroll.
Miss Gates left the bank at noon,
took a street car to within a block
of the company's Office and was al
most in the doorway when the five
robbers. masked and armed, attacked
and dragged her into an alley, strug-
Cling to wrest from her the handbag
in which she carried the money. By
ISLANDERS rushed to the young woman's
rescue. but the highwaymen drew their
revolvers and fought so desperately
that they we're not only defying them
completely but seemed In a fair way TO
overpower Miss Gates.
Attracted to the spot by the commo-
ton. a half dozen bluecoats and de-
tectives at last entered the fight
After 20 or 80 shots had been ex'
changed, the robbers attempted to es'
cape on a passing street car. Three
of them eluded the officers. Two, who
gave the names Of Harry Farnum and
Harry Baller, were arrested.
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SPORTING NOTES.

Inc batting averages of the Amerj-
can league, which were given out for
publication recently, show that the
team with the lowest batting average
carried off the championship. The
highest average for teams was made
by Cleveland, which scored .279. New
York was second with .265 and Chi
cago was last with .23O. The individual
honors were carried off by Stone of st.
Louis and Clarke of Cleveland, both of
whom averaged 1858. Stone played in
l54 games, was at bat 5S1 times. made
2eS hits and 81 runs. Clark was in 81
games, at bat 179 times, made 81 hits
and " runs. Lajoie was third with an
average OF 1856. Chase Of New York
was fourth with 1928 and C~onglaton of
Cleveland fifth with 1920. Chicago's
best batter, Smitn, was 10th. He made
.293.
The champion rungetter was Flick
of Cleveland, who made So. The record
for stolen bases. 29, was made by
Flick and Anderson Of Washington.
jointly. The leading martyr of the
season was Jones Of st. Louis, who
made 40 sacrifice hits, Flick of Cleve-
land and Anderson of Washington
making SO each.
James ]. Drain, formerly adjutant
general Of the Washington National
Guard, has been elected president OF
the National Rifle association.
RnOt and EOO1or Rrek. no-r-f-- 81
Hopper, second; Rutt and MacFarland,
third.
These teams were winners in the
New York six day race concluded Sat
urday night.
At a meeting recently between Tom
my Burns, philadelphia" Jack O'Brien
and prize fight promoters from two or
three cities, Manager Tom McCarey of
the Pacific Athletic club, Los Angeles,
bid 100000 for a fight between Burns
and O'Brien, to be held there some
time next May. This was $4,000 more
than offered by the Rhoylite Athletic
club Of Rhoylite, New. Burns was will
ing 10 sign the agreement to fight for
this amount, but O'Brien dissented and
the matter was deferred one. week.
John l.. Sullivan has completed ar
rangements for a grand finale to his
stage career by a tour of Mexico and
the Central and South American re-
publics. The trip will begin the middle
of February and last six months. In
~cidentally, Sullivan will keep his eyes
open for championship timber in the
heavyweight class. He has just COM
pleted a long tour Of the United States
and says he has saved $4,000.
F. Nebrick of the New York Athletic
lclub won the individual national cross
country championship at Travers ISL
and Saturday over the Westchester
course. The ride was under the aus
pieces of the Amateur Athletic union.
The senior team championship went
to the Irish-American Athletic club of
New York.
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"Kerrv Cow at Spokane.

Joseph Murphy's followers land
numerous friends will welcome the
popular Irish play Kerry Cow" next
Friday and Saturday at the Spokane.
kerry Cow" is as popular as ever,
possessing: romance of plot, striking
action, literary quality, and scenic
beauty, besides developing strong plots
of human interest. A former Spokane
boy, Eddie Allen Doone, is the star,
supported by an excellent company
who have for years played the roles
assigned to them, and have attained a
corresponding degree of proficiency.
Doone's i~mpersonation of Dan O'Hara
the blacksmith is greatly praised.
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HUGE COPPER COMPANY.
New Concern Capitalized at $50, ooo,o 900
Mo Public Stock.

New Concern Capitalized at $~5o,OOO,OOO
NO Public Stock.
The organization of a new $50,OOO,-
900 company to be known as the
Greene Cananea Copper company to
take over the control of the Greene
Consolidated Copper company and the
Cananea Central Copper company, Is
announced by William c. Greene.
1t is said the new company will issue
$50. 900, 900 stock and VIII exchange
its stock for Greene Consolidated on
the basis of $780, 900, 900 for the pro-
perty and for the stock of the Cana
nea Central upon the basis of $2O,OOO,-
600 for the property. Ample cash has
been provided for this plan for enlarge
ment of the plant and development OF
the property. No stock will be offered
to the public. Messrs. Cole, Ryan and
Greene will leave shortly for Mexico
to inspect the properties and lay out
a plan for equipment and development.
The company will be incorporated I'M
der the laws of Minnesota with nine
directors, who will represent all the
large interests concerned. Mr.. Cole
will be it's president and Colonel
Greene it's vice president.
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"Peck,s Bad Boy" at Columbia.

There is always a freshness to the
story of "Peck's Bad Boy" which has
given an unfailing popularity both to
the book and to the dramatization of
it. The piece opened up for a weeks
engagement at the Columbia theater
with the matinee Sunday afternoon.
1t will doubtless attract must interest.
Former Governor George w. Peck's
story is too we'll known to need IN
comment, as it is one of the most wide
" read American novels that have
ever been written. Prices, zoe, 3Oc,
soc. Boxes, 75c. Saturday matinee,
15c, 25c. Next observation-disclosures
Week.-Mrs. Merry Musical Travesty
company.
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At the WASHINGTON.

The Gordon, Vidocq, and Flynn trio
at the Washington this week are peo-
pie whose business it is to create
laughs by wholesome comedy. AS Irish
comedians they have made good
through the east. The Prentice trio
in acrobatic work and singing and
dancing are entertaining.
Glars Maynard sings Killarney"
and annie Laurie" and other beauti-
full ballads.
Kippe and Kippe are a duo who Jug
gle heavy articles.
George Armstrong, who is a good
comedian. with funny stories and songs
also appears.
Charles Altman will sing, BESIDE
the Old Oak Gate"
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Christmas Advice for a Millionaire.

Although handicapped Dy your CIIu"
stances. it is not impossible for you to
extract some comfort from Christmas
One of the best rules is not to allow your
self to think about your condition. lou
would gladly swap places and stomachs
with some poor devil who has to earn his
own living, but do not dwell upon this.
Instead, ascertain the address of some
misguided philanthropist who is in the
habit of giving a Christmas dinner to a
lot of ragamufins. Get him to take you
to the place and view the moving specta-
Gle. He will be glad to have you see IT,,
and it will be a source of considerable
amusement to you. Then, after you have
been driven home, you can estimate the
cost per plate and the number fed, and
easily ascertain how much you have saved
by not doing the same thing. This will
cast a gentle glow over the remainder OF
your holiday and help you to enjoy what
otherwise might be a cherries Christmas.
Life
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NEW YEARS AGAIN.
Time for Resolving to Do h Best
pa g. You Can. s..,.

Time for Resolving to Do h Best
. 90. You Can. '..
New Years is upon us again. Let as
take up the line of march and make the
best progress we can through another
year. Humanity does not shape an edify-
ing course. Day after day, year after
year, it blunders along, as any days his
tory spelt out in the newspaper will at
test. To blunder along seems to be about
the best the best of us can do, either as
individuals or as a nation. 1t is not
ideal, but it will answer, if so be we can
keep pointed in the right direction and
proceed in a sagacious spirit, sharing the
road with the rest of the folks and not
less. compassionate of their deviation than
of our own. The greatest goals that men
have reached they have reached by being
stronger than their mistakes. So it was
with Lincoln so with Washington. The
great difference between wayfarers, be-
sides the disparity in locomotive power, is
that some manage to hold to the right di-
rection and to maintain in spite of blum
ders the essential spirit. That sort inva-
riably get somewhere where it is worth
while to arrive. For the others, speed is
nothing if the direction is not right. And
10 carry along a great load of baggage
is far less advantageous than it might be
if our lob was a permanent job, and if
every man of us was not under contTCt to
drop every shred he has and run when
ever his hour strikes.-Harper's Weekly.
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GGThe StroIIers.I

Next Sunday night marks the OPP
pearance of the musical comedy, 'The
Strollers," at the Spokane, where 1t
remains three nights and for a Christ
mas matinee. The company includes
Aida Hemmi, prima donna soprano;
Teddy" Webb, comedian; Joseph w.
Smith, tenor; Francis Carrier, bari
tone; George Kunkel, basso; Aimee
Leicester, comedienne; Frieda Wisher
soubrette, and Frank Bertrand, come
dian; supported by an excellent cho'
rus.
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STEAMER THEMIs A WRECK.
Goes Ashore on North Coast of Van
couVer Island.

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 1.-THE Nor
wegian steamer Themis, from Prince
of Wales island to Victoria and Van
couver, with concentrates and salmon,
went ashore on Scarlet point, north
coast Of Vancouver island on Friday
and will probably be a total loss. The
cargo may be saved. The steamer Sal
vor of the British Columbia Salvage
company, will leave to go to her as
sistance. The Themis is under time
charter to S. F. Mackenzie of Van
couver, and was recently repaired at a
cost of $4,000.
The officers and crew, numbering 20,
were rescued by the steamer San Juan
Saturday morning and landed at Van
couver Sunday night.
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BOY Is NOT MURDERER.
0esplte Confession That He Is Slayer
of Dona Gilman.

Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 17.-David Curtis,
ene haif-witted newsboy held as a re-
suit OF his own statement that he is
ene slayer of Dona Gilman, has been
creased on the ground that the prose
eulon had failed to show that he was
.'onnected with the crime.
Expert miscroscopists, after a thor
Tush examination, today reported that
OCma Gllman was criminally assaulted.
inIs settled all contentious respect
ing a motive for the murder, for the
Imlssion Of which several persons,
uing members of her family, were
under arrest.
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No o Troops.

It is stated at the war department
that no order has been issued for the
dispatch of more troops to the Ha-
waiian islands, nor is any such order
contemplated. The permanent garrl-
son in Hawaii consists Of four COM
panies of regular troops.
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CHRISTMAS GAMES.
How to Amuse tue Children Daring
the Holidays.

HRISTMAS day
games for the chill
are as neces-
sary as a plum pud.
ding, and the fol.
lowing will please
them and are well
come to L. . ny
g~rOwn-ups, says the
Chicago Tribune
Santa Claus Pack.
All form in line
and march to a
lively strain on the
piano to the next
room, where a tabiS
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-21
Man Doing Horseback Stunt.

William Macbeth, the ~Scotedale. Pa,
man who on a wager of $4,000 is at.
tempting to visit on horseback all OF
the state capitals, called at the Whlte
House Saturday. He has four years
time in which to complete his trip
He is not allowed to buy mol beg
hut NAV accept voluntary offerings
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sPoKANE's ATTRACTIONS.
At the Spokane.

M uUC
December %, "a and rs, The Stroll
ers."
December 30, 1.-The Yankee Consul"
January 9 and 10, Sergeant Kitty"
January II and ~, "The Heir to the
Hoorah."
January 10, Human Hearts,"
January Is, Schumann Heink.
January 25 and 26, THE Sultan of
Sulu."
January 81, Fast Mail"
January 81, "Wm. H. Crane and Ell
lis ~Jeffrey's.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-21

New York city has the shortest
stream of water in the world digni-
fed by the name river" 1t Is the
Harlem river. and is strictly n OF
the mouths of the Hudson.
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Wigg-A bad memory gets O fellow
tEto lots Of trouble. Wagg-Yes, It's
always springing things on you that
you thought you had forgotten-"-
PHILADELPHIA Record.
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The Empress Eugene at n time
a wardrobe value at $1,OoOOOO.
Today she spends as little as possible
on herself and dresses invariably IN
black.
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Orderly Sunday in Paris.

Paris, Dec. 1.-THE serious disturb
ances that it was though would ensue
on this, the first Sunday, under the
law separating church and state, were
not realized. The services in this city
in particular passed off quietly. There
was a notable increase in the size OF
the congregations and in them were
large bodies of men who were deter
mined to prevent the interruption to
masses by rowdies.
Reports from the provinces show
that there was great excitement at
many places. Large professions
chanting psalms accompanied the
clergy to and from the churches. Coun-
ter demonstrations took place in sew
eral cities, notably Perpignan and
Amiens, where the Catholics and Free
Thinkers came into. collision. necessi-
tating interference by the police, who
quickly dispersed the crowds. Several
of the demonstrators we're injured.
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The Briti-n government gets an IN
come of s25. OOO.0 0 from railways,
river boats and forests Of India.
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Let Her Pass.

The mistletOe above the door
Expectant SWANS were viewing.
A maid passed through, but she was Iiore
Than thirty. NOthin' doing!
Philadelphia Press.
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FRANCE AND Church.
Of FRANCES PLAN
GATHER At VATICAN.
Entire Garrison OF City Called Out to
Dispense lt-Hem In Streets-Dem.
onstrators Friendly to France Cry
"Down With the Vatican"-Uproar
Continues Until Late in the Evening.

Rome, Dec. 17.-Thousands of dem
onstrators friendly to France and Of
~antiYatican tendencies, gathered Sun
day night in the plaza adjoining the
Farnez palace, the seat of the French
embassy, in an endeavor to express
pleasure at Frances action toward the
Catholic church.
The whole garrison Of Rome was en-
ployed to dispense the demonstrants
and to protect the vatican, which is
surrounded by cavalry, and the bridges
to the apostolic palace are barricaded
by troops. All the streets leading to
the Palace Farnez are protected by
soldiers with fixed bayonets.
Form Mock Possession.
The demonstrators, led by a dozen
radical socialists and republican mem
bers of the chamber of deputies, in
Guiding Prince Borghesi, after vainly
attempting to break the Gordon, pro-
vided themselves with candles and
formed into a mock procession, inton-
ing the "Miserere" as an indication Of
the death Of ~clericalism, amidst cries
of Long live France" Long live Gle
m~enceau," and Down with the vati-
cam"
Deputies Costa and De Felice tried
to harangue the people, but the police
interfered.
The demonstration occurred near
the monument to Giordano Bruno, the
monk philosopher who was burned
alive, a victim of religious intolerance.
Deputy Costa finally made himself
heard. He said:
Before this monument to Bruno, of
free thought, let us send our applause
to France for this great people contin-
uing the tradition obstinate struggle
against the moth eaten clericalism."
Cavalry Charge Demonstrators.
Fresh attempts were then made to
beat back the Gordon and the cavalry
charged the demonstrators, a few of
whom were slightly injured, and sew
eral arrested. Amid and shouts
and the singing of the "Marseillaise,"
the foment continued until late in the
evening.
A committee Of the demonstrators
was addressed by M. Barrier, the
French ambassador, who expressed his
appreciation and sympathy for the Ro-
man people.
The stand that the government is
taking is that although Italy is friend
ly to France, she does not wish to take
! sides in the dispute, and especially
when her relations with the church
are better now than they have been
| since 1870.
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y HE night was a wild one. Such a
night and such weather as only
New England can infict on suffer
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-08-30
Buques que deben iIegaE'
y salidas de este puerto

Vapor espai1ol Catalina. '.-Ests ba
& Ia carga en- Barcelona. de donde sa :
lio el IS del corriente para ests, con
las escalas intermedias del Mediterr5 =
neo y Canarias.
FL vapor espaflol MARTIN Saenz. =
Esta la csrga en- Barcelona. de don
de saldra ell del entrante Septiem-
b1e, para Ell Mediterraneo, Canarias,
esta 1Sla, Isla de Cuba.
Vapor americana Harry Lucken
bath. .'-Saldra de New York, para es
ta. el 81 del que cursa.
VaLor americana Caracas .-S4l-
dra ell del entrante. para New York
Vapor "ETONA. = Este buquc
de la Norton Line, salio 81 20 del &C :
tual de Montevideo, paranuestro puer-
to; y una vez terminada su descarga
aqui. Seguira para los de Cuba acos
tumbrados.
Vapor "ARABISTAN. Este bu-
que seguira al "Etona", hacia media
dos dc Septiembre pr6ximo, siempre
que encuentre aliciente de carga que
lie permita hacer esta escala directa-
mente.
Vapor americana "Phila delphia. -
SaIdra de New York, para esta ell l
del proximo Septlembre.