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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-21

but a bi-weekly mail, by horse n ca
leche or sled, carried tidings of the out
side world. Once navigation closed, the
door was shut upon the jewellers in the
eastern hamlets bordering on the gulf. So
the snow fell in deep drifts, and the light
ers were pack-screwed high above the ice,
which rose and fell with the tides. their
masts looking ghostlike in the dark winter
nights. The once joyous fetes passed un-
noticed by Pere Nadeau and his wife
Christmas. New Years Day-and they
sat alone and silent, or went about their
daily tasks as best they might. Sometimes
the neighbors called. but while they spoke
of what was passing; of the cut Of logs,
of the prospect of a good years shipping
to come, of Angeline they spoke no word.
When the summer tides flowed blue and
sparkling once more, Claphas Ouellet, EN-
barking his winters cut of cordwood on
the schooner Of the navigator, Octave La
vote. sailed for Quebec, returning after
an absence of a couple of weeks. He
stepped into the Nadeau dwelling casually
on his return.
well. Claphas.' said the old man in
greeting. your health is .;ood?"
"Yes, thanks"
1.-The cordwood sell well?"
mot bad. Twenty-Five shillings."
"See anything of my girl!"
Eyes"
"Is she well?"
Yes. Works in a hotel"
"Hotel? Not with him. then!'
mo. She left him quick. He had his
own wife and family, same as Octave
said"
"The accursed. Didn't speak of coming
back?"
mo. Well. I must go: the old mother
will be anxious by now for me. If she
comes, you will send me word. eh?'
"Yes, we will send you word, Claphas."
When the Margaret Pollock anchored
for cargo that. fall, and the news of An
seline's abduction was conveyed to Cap
tain Locke, his face grew purple with
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-21

Dame DIES Anges swung round to the cur
rent, and slipped out seward. with Ange-
lin seated, scared. and already repentant.
on a cabin locker.
There was CONSERVATION in the Nadeau
dwelling when the morning light revealed
an empty nest in the old familiar attic,
from which she had never been absent for
a night since her cradle had been con-
signed to the barn loft. She had discard
ed her despised house dress, of blouse and
flannel kirtle, woven by her own hands, of
striped purple and yellow. The sabot-
shaped shoes had been tossed INTO a cor
ner; all her newer belongings she had
taken with her; and the mother Nadeau
collected the despised truck and folding
them up, laid them carefully away. In
the sombre, i~narticulate manner of the
peasant. they accepted their sorrow.
These were the early, undeveloped days
of the East, when the railroad and tele-
graph were unknown east of Quebec, and
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-21
upon the spirit of Christmas to present

upon the spirit of Christmas to present
him with new shoes, ties, handkerchief
something hat he knows he will get any
way-when his sleeping and waking
dreams for weeks before nave been filled
with visions of tops, balls. guns and
magic lanterns. The most beautiful knit
ted mufler woman's fingers ever construct
ed cannot compare with a jackknife with
four blades and a cork-screw attachment.
when exhibited over the back fence to a
neighbor boy on Christmas morning. Very
soon after the days of kits a boy reaches
the age when he yearns with his whole
soul after any toy or continuance that
VIII test his muscular skill or endurance.
AT this age an appropriate present would
be a rawhlde or rope %lariat, such as is
used by the Buffalo Bill riders. A pair
of hand or arm stills will be received with
equal favor, and in the same category
comes a new fishing rod, snow shoes. ten
mis- racket, golf clubs. a good bell, lamp
or cyclometer for his wheel, or even a live
pet, a new dog, a pair of rabbits or guinea
pigs-something that he can pet and train
for all his own.-Woman's Home Com
no0ion
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Jury, and he stormed SO terribly on the
wharf that the hands, in their terror, hid
behind the deal piles, peeping round the
corners with scared faces. From Octave,
the navigator, he extracted the news of
her present circumstances, and became
somewhat more calm, though still awful in
his frown.
For the second time since the flight of
Angelina, Christmas eve came round.
w will go to church this year, MY
wife,
Yes. we will CO."
Having prepared a store of kindling
wood against their return, they extin-
gulshed their lamps, and locking the door.
deposited the key in a secret niche of the
porch. known to no outsider. AS they
turned into the Kempt road, which like
a three-mile tunnel, by reason of the
spruce boughs which met and interlaced
overhead, led to the church, a faint, long
drawn wall from the opposite bank of the
river came to their ears.
ut is the horn of the mail driver said
Pere Nadeau.
The church was aglow with the light of
many candles. set in temporary sconces,
on either side. and from the altar and the
deep box stoves We're like great rubies,
so hearty We're the fires of seasoned wood
which cracked within. In the choir loft,
tiddles We're being tuned. and as the ser
vice proceeded there rolled forth to their
accompaniment from the vigorous threats
of the young farmer choristers, the we'll
Known carols of the season. Then the
priest from the rail of the altar spoke in
fatherly tones, and the duty of forgive
ness, even as we expect to be forgiven,
was his theme. Pere Nadeau touched
gently his wife's hand, as the words of the
preacher touched them both on a hidden,
quivering chord, and their old lips moved
in unison as they prayed.
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rhe My.tic Mi.,letoc.

For many generations after the last
Druid was dust the mistletoe had it's vo-
%taries. The plant had almost every med
zeal property. according to early physi-
clans. 1t was believed to be a remedy
for all ills, physical, mental mad senti-
mental. In pagan days it was dedicated
to Olwen. the Celtic Venus, and through
the ages the plant and the tender passion
were rather intimately entwined, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer. kissing beneath it
began so far back in history that no one
has ever attempted to trace the custom
to its youth.
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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: thn
piano begins to play again and the others
return. The leader gives to the returning
party a word which rhymes with the OBJ
Ject chosen. Thus, if it was Il 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 ~pantonimc. 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 90
out for another trial and so on until
guessed, when the other half of the com
pany goes out, and they remain and select
the object for the others to guess.
Hiding the Mistlctoc.-All form in line.
single file. and march about the room or
several rooms until the music stops. They
then proceed to hunt the mistlctoc, 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.-SiN girls are har-
messed to a little sleigh or sled, and the
white ribbon reins are held by II seventh.
The sled is filled with small parcels in
colored papers containing Christmas
crackers or any tri6es 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 until
a signal from the leader calls all to march
around the room and back to their places.
Snowball.-A large white ball of tissue
paper is suspended we'll out of the way of
bric-a-brac. The young girls take turns
at shooting at this ball with a small rub
Der ball. When hit with sufficient force
1t 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. AS
there should be only about half as many
balls as there are couples dancing. this
will cause a scramble among the small
boys who gather them up and who. for
fair dealing, should be kept behind Il GER
tain line until the ball receives the shot
that bursts it.
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CHRISTMAS L

Ring out in JOY. O Ginning bells.
for IN Nour melody there dwells
me music glad of C~hristinas-;ilc,
On every hearthstone far and wide,
ana rosy lips. with laughter sweet,
nc happy songs of lie repeat
Ring out in Joy
Ring out in hope, o Ginning bells.
For your clear voice of patience tells
70 waiting hearts vino promise Yields
No golden fruit of harvest fields,
Whose Earnered grain of toiling hand
Lies heapcd upon a barren land
Ring out in hope.
king out in grief, O Ginning bellsl
for IN YOUR trembling echo dwelis
10 saddened hearts a thought of Old, 81
a picture framed in memory's gold,
a vanished face beneath the snow,
N dream of life'S sweet long ago
Ring out in griefl -
King out in cheer, o Ginning bells!
For In your peais n promise dweils
70 listening hearts that strive to hear
The futures voice of hope and cheer;
For love and joy will have their birth
AS snowdrops spring from Icy earth
Ring out in cheer
Ring out in peace. q Ginning bells.
For C~hristmas-tide Il message tells
70 eager souls that bravely wait.
Ana loyal hearts too strong for fate
70 crush to earth-oh. listen, then
lis Peace on earth. good will to mem
Ring out in peace!
Clara Lee Pnckctte, in Washington Post.
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Christmas Advice for IL millionaire.

Although handicapped by your cirum-
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. You
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 philantlTopist who is in the
habit of giving a Christmas dinner to Il
lot of ragamuifins. Get him to take YOU
to the place and view the moving spccta-
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 mush you have 81 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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happy laugh, half smothered by her
shawl, and wondered.

happy laugh, half smoihered by her
shawl, and wondered.
Drive on fast, my husband; one per
son only knows the place in which we
hide the key"
The windows We're all alighr when they
reached the porch. and from the pipe
Which served as chimney, clouds of long.
f~eathery cinders from the fire of dry deal
ends flew hisSing into the whirliug drift.
Then he saw sleigh tracks, which came
to and turned from the door, and under
stood.
The mail driver must have brought
whom?"
He brushed the snow from a window
pane. and looking in. saw Angelina dress
ed In her once discarded blouse and girtle
OF purple and yellow-even the moccasins,
had come, bringing such happiness as he
had never dreamed could be his again.
He led the old mare to her stall, and
as he rubbed down her shaggy coat he re-
called the old. old parable, grandest of
all the Book. The poetry of the story. he
could not grasp, of course, any more than
he could realize the glory of the antithe-
sis. with which it ended but the words
came to him, even in the voice of the
wind, as it moaned in the caves or ROUND
the corners and gables of the barn. and
he uttered them in a voice which broke
with the very weight of his JOY.
For this my child was dead and is
alive again. was lost and is found."-
Montreal Star.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-21
NEW YEARS AGAIN.
Time for Resolving to Do the Best
Aon Nm

Time for Resolving to Do the Best
Xou Can.
New Years is upon us again. Let us
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
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
to carry along a great load of baggage
is far less advantageous than it might be
if our job was a permanent job, and if
every man of us was not under ontrct to
drop every shred he has and run when
ever his hour strikes.-Harper's Weekly.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-21

The wind had arisen to a gale, az they
returned to their home. a fine, cutting
drift obscuring the sight; but as they
drew near, in a momentary lull in the
storm, a spark of light twinkled forth for
an instant upon the snow. The Pere Ma
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-21
CHRISTMAS GAMES.
How to Amuse the Children During
the HOLIDAY.

HElsTMAS day
games for the chill
dren are rs neces-
sary as a plum pud-
ding, and the fol
lowing will please
them and are wsl-
come to m a Y
~grown-ups, says the
Chicago Tribune:
Santa Claus Pack.
ALL form in line
and march to Il
lively strain on the
piano to the next
room, where a table
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-21
The Hest Christina. Pre.ent

The best Of all gifts at the present time
is yourself. Make yourself in some way
more pleasant and helpful to others. You
may nave been neglectful of them; be
mindful henceforth. You may be quick
in temper and have spoken hastily; put
on restraint and speak kindly now. Re
strain all evil habits and make yourself a
joy and a help to others. They will bless
you.-United Presbyterian.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-21
She Knew,

Sunday School Teacher illustrating
the workings of conscience)- is it,
children, that makes you feel uncomfort-
able when you have eaten all your Christ
mas candy and not given any of it to your
little friends who had none of their own?
Little Ethel Beenthere-Tumach-ache,
ma'am.-Judge.
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J%ohnny.,s suxgestion.

Johnny ION Christmas cve)-Mamma,
can't you give the baby something to
make him sleep tonight?
Mamna-Nhy. Johnny?
Johnny-Because if Santa Claus hears
him yelling. he might think we're all Just
as bad.-Currcnt Literature.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-21
PRESENTS FOR A BOY.

They Should BE Such as Will De-
light His Youthful Heart.
What shall be said of that laundering
kindness of home folks that considers Civ
ing the boy only presents of such things
as he actually needs? 1t is an outrage
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Vanishing Pomp.

How worldly pride kin pass away,
is takin' fob my tex.
Is kirdlin' wood de mex.
Washington Stak.
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Let Her pnSs,

The mistletoe above tine door
Expectant swains were viewing.
A maid passed through, but she was more
Than thirty. Nothin' doing,
-Philadelphia Press.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-21
jumping at IA Conclusion.

Tommy-Santa Claus is coming to 6fn-
ner tonight.
Elsie-Oh. How do you know?
Iommy-Ma told me a white.haired old
gentleman was coming and wee kava to
he very coed.
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deau refined up, Inc crossed himself with
a trembling hand.
What is wrong, my huspard?" asked
his wife.
"a light in our window he said, in a
scared whisper. Then he heard a soft,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-04

INFORMATION wanted Of samuel Morrison.
who left Londonderry. Ireland 45 years ago.
came to California: Is said TO have lived lat
terly in Nevada City California: anyone who
knew or was acquainted with him and SENDS
his whereabouts to his brother JOHN MOkkl-
SON. 271 High ST.. Elgin. Scotland. will De
rewarded
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PERSONALS.

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your present address call upon US very
important c. P. MCLEOD COMPANY, lne-'
2543 Mission st.
T. R. CARPENTER. please call at the Savoy
Hotel. JOS. CURBY.
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MAN with experience in taking charge OF an
office: state age. last place of employment,
how long employed, how long idle Box $50.
Call office.
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YOUNG men wanted for mems furnishing de
partment. CITY OF PARIS DRY GOODS
CO., Van Ness ave. and Washington st.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

G. A. Zimmerman of st. Paul has pur-
chased Captain Mays steamers. the
Minneapolis and Hattie May, on Lake
Minnetonka.
The communion service at Westmin-
ster church last Sunday was the last
that will be held in the editice on
Fourth street.
The big furniture sale Of Boutell &,
Co.. at 627 Nicollet avenue tomorrow,
will be the most attractive Of the sea-
son.
Crossman & Plummer, proprietors of
the city hall drug store Nicollet ave-
nue. and Second street, have decided to
keep their store open day and night
after this
There is an open we'll on the UNI
fenced lot, corner of Hennepin avenue
and Tenth street. Children make the
place playground, which, in its ex-
posed condition, is dangerous
John Folsom, a former well-known
resident of the city, has returned from
California and has fitted up his build
ing at 314 Second avenue N as first
class eating house, under the name OF
the California Lunch room.
The following gentlemen have been
admitted into membership In the Min
neapolis Light infantry: Loren K
Lovejoy, G. B. Gedney William L. Ell
dred, Frank B. Kidder and j. K. Metz
ger
John H. Dean of the Security bank
has become a full partner with Robert
A. Dawson in the Commercial bank
| The new firm controls a very hand
some capital and will open a private
banking business. "HsT
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which seems destined to be one Of our
most freQuented< business streets. II l.
j. s. Macnie.
Minneapolis. s-Gs.-
DIVIDING THEM CORRECTLY
The Honest and Decent Voters Should
Get Together and Do Business.
Minneapolis.


To the Editor of The Journal. s.~,. :
Your last Sundays edition contained
two letters from republicans who are
anxious to retire Governor johnson. The
one, "Belter'' thinks the party has
been purified and made fit to name gov-
ernor from its own ranks; the other, T.
B. Roberts of Western, thinks the pres
ent governor has not done anything to adj
vance the material development of the
state. What have the republican gov
errors of this state done? They have
permitted a gang Of politicians, as COR
rupt as any in the United States, to
largely squander or steal the richest pat
rimony Of any state in the union. Look
at our pine lands, our mines, our broad
prairies, everything that was not nailed
down, either stolen outright or frittered
away for a song. What have the repub-
lican governors ever done to prevent this
plundering of the state? It seems to an
old time republican that the Bills and the
Dawes and the Bobs and their heirs and
assigns ought to join hands with the
equally unsavory band Of self-seeking pol
| iticians who have masqueraded in the
| twin cities as democrats, and let the
honest and decent voters get together
and do business for the public Such let
| tiers as those of your correspondents make
man sick. What do they take us for,
| anyhow? Edward j. Brown. <
! Minneapolis, April 6. ~