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NO1AS PERSONALES


Sc encuentTan en- esta ciudad los &C.
nores Doctor don Eusebio Coronaa, de
Ponce J 81 Lcdo. MARQUEE Casas. El
Doctor Coronas tom6 parte cd Ia asamblea
m6dica efectDada en- Mayagiiez, en- la que
present6 un britlante trabaio cientffco.
Bien venidos
lei senior don Angel Cortes su dis
tinguida familia, han salido para Ia iala.
Fsliz yiaie.
Han llegado San Juan los sefoTes
Arturo Quinteroy Mendez Cardona, de-
legados de Ia mayorfa de la Camara, que
permanecer6n aqui mientras duren las Sc.
stones extraordinarias
Una targeta de despedida ha sido
enviada por 81 Secretario de Estado Mr..
Root cada uno de los Delegados 4 Ia
Camara.
El Sr. Cesar Simona, representante
de Ia casa Vial de Paris, que hace algunos
dfas pas6 por San Juan, ha salido aver de
Ponce On viaje Ia Habana, de donde
regresard 4 Europa Dsseam6sle buen
viaie
El sefior don Juan r. Baiz, ha en-
barcado hoy para los Estados Unidcs, de
donde pasaFa 81 Canada, en- asuntos de
negocios Numerosos amigos fuerOn &
despedirle anoche Sc celebTo en- su casa
una agradable reunion, en- la que estuvie-
To1 muchos de los Representatives. 4 Ia
Camara. Deaeamos un grato viaje y
mejoT 6xitc al estimable compatriota y
amigo.
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Mr.. ROOT SALE DE
Puerto Rico hoy.
IIna e0mIsI6n De 3 dsslediIIe aYeI

a las seis de Il taFde de aver regresa-
ron de So escnrl6n Aibonito los asposos
Root Una decomposition que tuvo 81
autom6vil que uaaron para 81 paseO, retar-
dc la llegada San Juan de Ia senora 6
hijosg que no pudieron efeetuarla Z Ia hora
sefalada.
El battalion de Puerto Rico form6
aver tarde On frente de Ia Fortaleza para
hacer los honores al Secretario de Estado
que ge suponfa embaFcaae al oscurecer. "a
POGO de llegar Mr. Root de regreso de All.
bonito, Sc RETRO 81 battalion 81 cuartel, por
no efectuar sn.embarque eI Secretario &
eausa del retraso ocurrido en- el Viaie.
Una nutrida comisi6n de distinguidas
damas J de caballeros de Ia ciudad reu.
ni6se en- Ia Mansion Ejecutiva en- las tlti-
mas horas de Ia tarde, con Ell obieto de des
pedir Ia famiIia Root.
En- las primeras horas de la mafana
de hoy sali6 para 81 destino 81 "Charles-
ton" conduciendo al Sacretario Root "a.
milia. Una saliva de IL caflonazos fu6
hecha por 81 crucero italiano "Umbria"
saludando al ministro americana. FL go
bernador Winthrop, au distinguida sefiora,
miembTos del Consejo Executive y miem-
bros dc Il Camara y muchas personas mas
de San Juan y de Ia isla, le acom pafiaron
al Arsenal haci6ndole una expresiva des-
pedida
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MercadO de IinOnes en- New York.

La pasada semana estuvo muy mala pa
ra ell mercado de imones.
Los cargamentos .llegados han sido nu-
merosos y las ventas en- p6blica subasts
han sido de limones de mala calidad.
Parece que los embarcadores en- Sici.
liza estimulados por los buenos precios pa.
gados hacs pocas semanas, han obtenido
todo 10 que afecta Ia forma de lin lim6n }
10 han enviado esta ciudad. Pero no
les ha dado resultado, pues una gran par.
te de esta mercancia ha sido mandada de.
sechar por e1 Board 8 vendidas en- muy
maIos precios.
Los limones de primera cIass han Bido
vendidos un precio uniforme
Cada semana llegan de $4,000 & 100
mil cajas y 81 81 tempo Sc conserva bueno
en- Ell mes entrante esa cantidad podra ser
Yendida.
Ell mejOr precio pagado por los imones
de Stella, Ia mejor calidad, ha sido $4.25
$4.75 por GAIA.
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BOEETADAS.

No creemos que las llegue & haber en-
primer termino, porque 10 que se dice y
Sc pregona mucho nunca llega 4 ser IN
hecho; ademas q quien tratan de d6rselas
no es culpable, por 10 demas todo Berfa
facil porque, eI senior en- question es YER
daderamente nance, y ardiente partidario
de las doctrinas de Cristo padre, poniendo
Ia cara del.otro lado para que Se desra-
chen su gusto.
NosOtros por Ell pueblo somos capaces
de los mas grandes cOstosos Sacrifcios ,
sin Eeparar que nuestros anuncios causen
enoios rebul1s bofetadas, cremos derri.
bar el trust, vendiendo & como ell p6blico
quiera en- EE Ctelo, La VizcGifa y Ia
GLoria.
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.NOTICIAS De
ADJUNTAS.


Julio 9.-Hasta 81 B6bado7 del actual,
Rubi6 Ia mayoria unionista en- este precin-
to 759 inscripciones.-
Varias pergonas de esta localidad que
enviaron algunos objetos productos &
In Exposition de San Luis, nos suplican
hagamos Ia signiente pregunta:
5Hasta cuando Sc eBpera para enviarles
los premios y diplomas que les fneron con-
Cedidos en- dicha Exposition?
Trasladamos la pregunta 4 quien cores
ponda.
-Hemos tenido el gusto de saludar &
nuestro querido amigo don Enrique Anna
dec, inspector de obras pdblicas del distri-
to ndmero 8, de Aguadilla Lares.
Con motive de haber abandonado el
sabado 80 de JUNO Gltimo antes de las IL
q. m. eSte precinto, el agente de inscripcio-
mes don Felipe Nazario, fue denunciado al
superintendente de elecciones
-Contindan yiniendo de Ponce muchas
familias veranear & estas alturas en-
busca del aire puro saludable.
Los sefiores Colon " Gonzalez han
comprado y reformado el billar establecido
en- la calle Post, prometen atenderlo con
el mayor esmeFo fin de complacer en-
todo 10 possible a.sus amigos parroquia-
nos que el concurren en- buSca de dis
tracci6n.
La situaci6n de este municipio al
Cerrar Su presupuestc, es la siguiente:
Pendiente de cObro de 1905
1906...........................$ 80
Deuda .....s................... 1zO.VO
Diferencia favor del munici-
plo .'..,.....,....68.' ..... ....''S1VJ 10000
-Por esta Junta Local de la "Uni6n
de Puerto Rico, SO ha se1ialado el dOmin
go % del mes en- curse para que tengan
lugar las asambleas parciales en- todos los
IL barrios de la jurisdiction, con ell fin
de que elijan los Delegates la conven.
Ci6n que ser6 en- la primera quincena de
Agosto pr6ximo.
Oportunamente Sc dar& conocer las
persOnas que han sido designadas en- cada
barriO para presidir los ColegiOs con los
demas detalleB del case.
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NueVa exCslsnte InarGa de f6sfOros
''ALF FANJE."

Los seHiores comisionistas de esta plaza
"Bas & Co.," han introducido en- este
mercado nuevas marcas de f6sforos.
Deseosos dichos sefiores de que al fin
hubiera en- Puerto Rico ventajosos compe-
tidores de f6sforos no solo de mala calidad
sino caros con los cuales Sc ha querido
BinembargO perpetua1 irritante monopolio;
han introducido, pues, en- esta plaza, f6s-
foros de seguridad, inmejorableS de la vie
ia marca "Alfanje'', mas baratos que la
multitud de los que importados por otras
casas han invadido el mercado sin lograr
-ventaja alguna, por ser tambi6n malos y
caros. .. ~.
Los f6sforos impOrtados pOr 'Bas &
Co.," sobretodo los de la marca "Alfanje"
deben ser solicitados por todo el mundo.
Vienen en- csjillas de diferentes formas ta-
mafioV, y no ofrecen peligro.
Recomendamos al pGblico tan excelen-
tes f6aforoB.
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Ingad0 de Paz.
luIdOs De aver.

Manuel Mutis, pOr jugar dadOs sn Ia
via pdblica, $500
Eusebio Perez, por pronunciar frases
obsceDas, $1.00
GumersindO Garcia, por promover escdn-
daloy atrOpellar 4 un nino On laecalle Te-
tuan, $500
Antonia Barbosa Angel Arazar, por
dormir en- tiios p6b' icos $500 cada uno.
Ezequiel Calder6n, por promoyer escdn-
dalo en- Ia Marina atropellando de palabras
rompiendo algunoB objetos, 4 su madre
Gregoria Dapena, $500
Rafael Larregueray, Ramona Cortada,
Toribio Mendez, Eloy r. Ramfrez, por
arrcjar & Ia vfa pdblica, cascaras de man
g6 en- Ia tarde de aver, $500 cada uno.
Norberto Cruz, por trabsjar con un ca
ballo sin herTar, $1.00
Jose Flores, Juan Navedo, y HOrtengio
Margary, por promover un fuerte egcan-
dalo 4 Ia una de Ia mafana en- Ballaj6,
$500, Cada uno.
Ignacio serrano, por insultOs 8 IN con-
ductor $500.
Absueltos seis acusados.
En- esta imprsnta % vende papal de pc
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LEGO Ia COmpa1ia de Opera

En- el vapOr Caracas, lego esta ma.
mana la Compafifa de Opera.
Debutara el II pr6ximo con LUCIA =,
Guy importante papel esta q cargo de la
sonora Gonzaga. j.
va estan terminadas Ia instalaci6n de
las bonitas Iunetas del patio. Y las del
paraiso terminaran antes del Babado.
Ell Teatro esta, pues, punto. La inau-
guraci6n serS brillante: asf nos 10 asegura
''Boricua", que hoy est6 muy contento,
porque cumple sus AZ amos, y esta hecho
un hombre respectable con So hermosa ''chi,
va"
Muchas felicidades deseamos alquerido
amigo. -
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Curioso case.

No hace mucho tempo ocuparonse los
peri6dicos cientffeos de Europa del case de
nm huevo de patio con IL yema negra.
No sabi6ndose que atribuirse esto, al
fin Sc averigu6 que era debido al alimente
de Ia pata que habfa comido bellotas. Ell
hlerro de la yema el tanino de la beIlota
formaron tinta.
Hdse ayeriguado que tambien 50 puede
conseguir hueyos con yema encarnada dan
do 4 conner las aves, conchas de camaro.
mes.
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La comisi6n de la policfa ingular tuvo
esta mafiana una entrevista con Ell gober-
nador Winthrop. Esta preparando un
informe acerca de los cargos hechos contra
ell captain Guerrero.
Una comisi6n de Toa Baja acompa-
fiada del Secretario de la Union de Puerto
Rico estS solicitando una investigation de
hechOs ocurridos en- TOa Bsja, el domingo
iltim0.
Ell Lcdo. Bernardini de Ia Huerta
celebr6 aver una entrevista con Ell Tesore-
ro de Puerto Rico, acerca del presupuesto
de Ia policfa insular.
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Nuticias de Aiasco.
Ode maestro cOrreapOnsGt.)

NIlV
Julio 9.--El s&badO contrajeron matri-
monio cat6lico la hermoBfsima sefiorita
LuciIa Rickehof y nuestro distinguido
amigo don Francisco V6lez Torres.
La boda result6 espl6ndida.
La feliz pareja sali6 para Vieques dom
dc pasar& Ia luna de miel.
Sc eucuentra destacadO en- este pueblo
el teniente de Ia pOlicfa insular senior Mar
tfnez Chapel.
--Sigue mejorando de sus dolencias
nuestrO muy respectable amigo don Vicente
Urrutia. .l
-Ha fallecido 81 rico propietario don
Manuel Hernandez.
A su entierro asisti6 numeTosa concu-
rFencia.
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MUNICIPIOS De ENHORABUENA.

En- la session del Consejo Executive de
hoy ha sido aprobado, sin discussion el HI.
B. No. 8, del sefor Soler, sAutorizando 4
los municipios para reformar sus presu.
puestos para el ailo ecOn6mico 1906-1907, "
cuyo proyecto de ley publicara aver 'La
Correspond d.
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-Anoche las doce sali6 el vapOr de
guerra Charleston" cOnduciendo al Secre-
tariO de Estado Mr.. Root.
Ell seilor Root no quisO scr esColtado
aver por las tropas de San Juan. Su en-
barque reviBti6 cardcter sencillo.
Ell gobernador hablando anoche con
el coronel Hamill le manifesto que estaba
altamente Batisfecho de Ia policfa. Igual
manifestation hizo MI. Root
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ROmsnaje a Ia CienGia. !"

Este es Ell tftulo de una obra musical,
Ultima production del maestro Vifiolo
Dicha obra es una fantasia de saxof6n,
ejecutada por un nifo de 10 afios de los
que componen Bu banda.
El pdblico intelligence podr6 apreciar
las condolences de estos .artistas en- minia-
tura tan aplaudidos.
Pronto tendremos el gusto de poder
estimar una yez mas Ell m6rito de dicha
banda debido q su maestro, que tantO inte-
res demuestra por sus discfpulop.
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Ba1seSo meter pars
Gmilias, estableciil0
lRiO elplan americana
quepat.ocinan las me
ores fnTnAlias de Puer
20 Rico
JuegOs % habits
: clones que cOmpFen.
d6n deaic 81 sencillo
d& saia, dOrmitOriO y
banjo, hRsta el mas ex-
tense dc salA, s dOr-
BitOriOs y banjo.
AdAptase especial
Rente para familias
nnmerOBRa y para KA.
milias cortas.
Coclnaala espahola,
serYIoal espadOl 4
agles.
n Hotel mas RrescC
ao NueYa York.
Contisne tOda class
de adelAnto8 2odeR'
nO9.
g
Direoci6n pOr cables
~ MEAREA
NBW YORK.
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En- esta imprenta se vende papel de pc
ri6dico viejo 5000 quintal.
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En- esta imprenta Sc vende papel de pc.
ri6dico vieio 5000 quintaI.
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En- esta imprenta % vende Dapd de Pc
ri61icO viei0 & 1900 Quintal
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Entrs l0l pEinsipAts -
pada1 que honrAn eau II
leneiA 81 Hotel San 10 n
Posiamos rsfsrirn0s. p,sv
~ Permis6s a lut az
sfrG
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pos Z. Bla,lsi, POsss,FA
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Doa J.V Ciniran, KsAscaA
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FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

The editor wants more boys to write
to the Courier Junior. For the next
contest which will close Friday jan
uary 10, the Courier Junior will Of
fer three prizes, surprise prize to the
Junior boy or girl under 10 years of
age who will write nice letter or
story about The Circus
q To the Junior boy under Ia
%Eears Of age, the Courier Junior will
Give a nice book for the best letter,
gand also to the Junior girl
under IA years of age. In
writing letters, you can include
some kind of a story if you wish. Do
not make your letters or stories too
long, When the Junior says that the
contest will close on January 10 it
means that all letters must be in the
Junior box by that time. The editor
has special box for each contest and
If the letters or stories come in after
the date announced for the. closing of
the contest they are not put in that
special box but put in what is called
the "tardy box" Today the Courier
Junior contains some excellent stor-
les culled from the "tardy box"
Again the Courier Junior would like
to hear from some of the prize win
nefs who have never acknowledged
their prizes. The editor wants to
Il favor Ssher or not you have Tecefv-
tory fcXes sent you.
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must not know that he had hurt, me.
For that would hurt Billy more.
All right, Boy" said. ~"Good-
night sleep tight"
Papa" came. little sad voice
through the door, "Billy's sorry"
yes
Il was 'ick. papa?"
eOf course
"Honist!"
81 know"
"Night-night, papa!"
sNight-night, Boy!"
waited long time. But there
was nothing more. Do you observe
that with it all, Billy did not wish me
in his room?
( stole like thief from the little
boys door. And all that night I
walked and wondered what it was.
Twice crept back. The first time
Billy-Boy was crying. The second
time he was safely asleep. It was
late when he awoke, and by that
time the doctor was there with his
prescription Of air and sunshine once
more.
Why is there no thermometer to
test the temperature Of child's soul?
(To Be Continued)
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SAVED BY a LARK.

Helen was 4 years old. She lived
In the country III al white house, with
green. window blinds. The house stood
In a large yard and had pretty flowsrs
In front Of it and big row of maple
trees on each side. Behind the house
was an orchard where the birds liked
to build their nests, sing their sweet
songs. Helen had a swing between
two large maple trees which stood q
little ways from the back door, She
could swing ever so high and could
almost touch the green maple
branches. Back of the orchard and
garden stood three red barns Those
barns We're full of corn, wheat, plows
and wagons and many other things
We're there. One morning in harvest
time Helen was standing on the door
step alone. The sun shone bright, the
robins Were singing in the lane. But
Helen heard only the sound of the
far off reaper. She knew that her
father was with the reaper. Don't you
know what a reaper is? It is that
which the farmer cuts his grain with
when ripe. 1t Is drawn by horses and
1T cuts down the grain stalks very
fast. / think Il will go out to the
field and help father said Helen to
feet was turned towards the harvest
field. Across the orchard, down the
lane she went carrying her sun bon
net in her hand and talking to the
grass-hoppers. At last she came to
the field. She saw the men and reaper
far towards the other side. Helen
waited for the men until they came.
Just in front of her she saw the tall
yellow grain standing. Helen wonder
ed why her father had not cut 1t.
There was lark flew from there;
there is a birds nest in there" she
said. She looked and three was a
birds nest with little birds. Helen
laid down by the little birds and went
to sleep. At last the men came and
Helen was fast asleep in the grass.
Does Helens father know that his
little daughter is in danger?.
Mother lark was flying wildly about
the grain that was in front Of the
reaper. She seemed to say stop!
Stop!' Helen's father stopped. He
went to that spot of grain and there,
lay his daughter fast asleep.
90 my darling he said. ut was
the lark that saved you" AS the men.
stood looking at the little birds, one
of them said, God bless the birds.
Come away and let the mother feed
her brood
Ivyl E. Clarke. age Il.
Hedrick, Ia, r. F. D. No. 1.
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JUNIOR STORIES.
es.asus. q
A CHRISTMAS sToRY.

One day on a street corner In Chi
cago met face to face Lulu Lowell, age
8 and Minnie Tyson, age 8. Lulu was
q rich girl and Minnie was a poor
girl. 20, Minnie I am SO glad to see
you. suppose mamma told you j
went to st. Louis, did she not?" said
Lulu. "Oh, yes she told me and !
Did you have nice time?''
20, I had a lovely time. went to
the parks almost every day and rode
on the merrygo round and ferris wheel
a hundred times, and better yet I went
to the fair one whole day. / am so
happy. My uncle Fred Lowell from
Paris is coming to see me Christmas
And he will bring me SO many pretty
things Who is coming to see you
Minnie ?"
my Aunt Ella from Boston is COM
Ing to see me-"
8And won't you be happy said
Lulu? ooh yes, will be glad to see
Aunt Ella, but that is all / will be
glad Of why Minnie Tyson won't
you be glad to get all the nice things
she will bring your" Minnie burst
into tears. Aunt Ella is too poor to
spend all her money on presents for
me, and won't worry her about some-
thing she cannot do"
Forgive me Minnie for being SO
rude. Come, don't cry Let's go down
to the postoffice and then we will go
home. know you will get something
if YOU will hang up your stocking
said Lulu.
II know I will not get a thing said
Minnie, but she dried her tears. They
went to the postoffice and then Lulu
went around by Minnies house When
they reached Minnie's house, Lulu
said BE sure and hank up your stock
ings Christmas eve Minnie said
nothing, but she threw kiss to her
friend and Lulu went on her way
When Lulu got home she was surpris-
ed to see her Uncle Fred there. She
told him all Of Minnie's troubles about
Christmas and they fixed it up to suit
themselves.
On Christmas eve Minnie hung UP
her stocking, but was sure she would
get nothing because they were so poor
But when Christmas dawmed, to her.
great surprise she found d large doll
and many things, but best of all a
$500 BILL She ran to her Aunt Ella
and said, You were worrying be-
cause you had nothing to bling me-
Look what ! have, Here is note
pinned to the dolls dress" said Min
ME, will you read 1t for me please 2"
Her Aunt Ella read, From Lulu to
Minnie" "Oh," cried Minnie, "sfe
said ! would get something If I hung
up my stocking. ] must run and thank.
her" Leila Snow, age II.
Blakesburg, Iowa.
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brighter than any of the rest. 1t was
Christmas, but they did not know it.
Then an angel came down and told
them that Christ was born Christ
was born in a hanger in an inn. They
left a few men to guard their sheep,
while they went to seek the inn. The
beggar was by the road side asleep
and all the people We're in bed. Then
they came to a place where there were
cattle and people. sheep and they
thought that that must be the place
They went In and they saw the manger
In which the babe was born. They
looked In and there was the babe and
its mother beside it.
They knelt down and prayed. Then
they Went back to their sheep, telling
about It,
Kenneth soule, age 8.
Moulton, Iowa.
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CHRISTMAS.

Christmas is the feast Of Christ's
nativity December 25.
The origin Of the idea that presents
are presented at Christmas time by st.
Nicholas or Santa Claus probably
originated from the following circum-
stances:
st. Nicholas is said to have been
bishop of Myra and to have, died in
the year 326. He was noted for his
Iondness for children and became their
patron saint, and the young were uni
yersally taught to revere him.
he IS said to have supplied three
destitute widows with marriage por-
t,ons by secretly leaving money at
their window, and as this occurred
just before Christmas he thus became
the purveNor Of the gifts of the sea
son, to all children In Flanders and
holland, who hung up their shoes and
stockings in the confidence that
Knecht Globes, as they called him,
would put a prize for good conduct.
Formerly and still, in some parts of
Germany the practice is made Of all
parents IN small village sending the
presents to some one person, who In
high buskins, a white robe, a mask
and an enormous flax wig, goes from
house to house on Christmas eve, and
being received with great pomp and
reverence by the parents calls for the
children and bestows the intended
gifts upon them, after first severely
questioning the father and mother as
TO the character and conduct of the
child.
L As this custom became less frequent
the custom of children hanging up
their stockings was substituted and
as the purveyor no longer visited the
house, it was necessary to explain 1t
by telling the children that he came
into the house at night, coming down
the chimney and leaving their pres
sents and departing.
The custom of decking the house
and churches at Christmas with ever
green is derived from ancient Drindi-
cal practices. twas an old belief that
Sylvan spirits flock to the evergreens
and remain unnipped by frost until a
lmilder season and 1t was probably on
account of the good omen attached to
the evergreen that Christmas trees
came into use.
Nellie Carver. age 1s.
Agency, Iowa.