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ing lights during Christmas night The
English yule log is faint survival of this
festival But it is beyond these that I
wish to draw your attention, back further
even than the Druid mysteries of the Gal
lie forests. 1t is TO China, that home of
all wonders and of all history. 1t has
been shown that as long ago as PAT B. G.
a tree with a hundred lamps and flowers
was placed on the steps of the audience
hail. This appears again in the records
of Princess Yang, who lived 1885 A.
D., and who caused hundred-lamp tree
eighty feet high TO be erected on noun
tain. 1t was lighted during New Years
night, and the Illumination was seen for
hundreds of miles, eclipsing the light of
the moon. This candle tree is no longer
lighted in China, being replaced by an
unusual number of lanterns, which are
hung everywhere. A suggestion of the
tree, however, still survives in Japan. At
the New Year two evergreen trees are
placed without, on either side of the door,
Their tops are tied together with the
sacred band of straw, and various objects.
dried Holsters and oranges are fastened to
their branches.-Woman's Home Com
panion
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
CHRISTMAS IN DIXIE.
A Quaint Custom the Survival of
Slavery Days.

In some parts of the South, notably
Alabama, the observance of Christmas is
kept up after the manner of slavery days.
Two weeks before the festival brawny
colored men in the employ of the planta-
ton owner search out a timber tract, fell
the tree of greatest size, cut off the trunk
where the circumference is greatest, big
enough to admit of it filling the space of
the open hearth, fasten heavy chains TO it
by driving in spikes, haul it TO the near
est river or pond. sink it and anchor it
well below the surface. On Christmas eve
il is drawn up, taken to the owners man
sion and in the presence of his family,
relatives and friends the dripping log is
placed on a roaring fire in the hearth. To
reduce the water-soaked wood to ashes
is a slow process and sometimes a week
elapses before this is accomplished. In
the meantime the plantation darkies do
not work while the incarceration is in pro-
gress On Christmas eve the hostess
serves the company with eggnog and she
supplies them with eatables while the log
sizzles in the fire place. The banjo and
guitar are brought into play and the old
melodies are sung and jigs and other
dances are gone through with zest. The
white folks take hand in the fun max
ing, too, and with song and story make
the colored folks happy. At some of these
gatherings 500 persons take part, the old.
capacious mansion giving ample room for
all
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
A 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, like a mere mortal
To fret and to fume at his duties began
For he had been roaming about in dis
gulse
And the state of affairs had caused him
surprise.
For what do you think was the first thing
he learned?
Why all the bad children to good ones had
turned
Gone all the Ill tempers and cross, angry
looks,
Devoted each child to his work and ais
books
And he groaned as he said, 81 plainly can
see
On this Christmas Eve there's no Sinking
Not one naughty child in tho whole merry
flock,
IT'S plain must work until Eve by the
clock
But, my dear" said his wife, '.you ought
to be glad
That at last there's not left a child who
Said the saint, with a smile and a look that
was queer,
They ought to expect me each day in the
year"
--Waverley Magazine
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18

1S06-Adelphia theater, London, opened.
1S25-Nicholas /. succeeded to the
throne of Russia.
1SS6-London university instituted.
1S3S-Mexico declared war against
France
1S41-ColoSsal statue of Washington
placed in the national capitol.
1914 Queen Alexandra of England born.
1S55-Great meeting in London in aid of
Florence Nightingale hospital fund.
1S5S-Joint French and Spanish expedi-
tion to Cochin China announced.
1S61-Jefferson Davis elected President
of the Confederate States of Amer
lea. Gen. Mcclellan directed the
observance of the Sabbath in all the
camps of the u. S. army.
1S62-Battle of Crane Hill, Ark.
1S63-Confederates made heroic attempt
to carry Knoxville by storm.
1S64-Gen. Hood attacked the Union
troops under Gen. Schofeld at Frank
lin, Tenn.
1S65-Haheas corpus act restored in the
Northern States.
1S70-First London school board estab-
lished.
1S71--Jem Mace and Joe Coburn engag
ed in prize fight near New Orleans
without decisive result
1SS9-M Minneapolis Tribune building
burned, with loss of several lives. -.
Fire in Boston destroyed S4,000,000
in property.
1S91-Edmund De Leon, ex-United
States consul general in Egypt, died
go. Lunatic attempted to assassinate
Rev. DR.. John Hail in New York.
1S92-Loubet ministry in France resign
ed on the Panama scandal issue.
1S97-Austrian ministry resigned owing
20 disorders in the Reichsrath.
1895 Steamer Portland, from Boston to
Portland, Me-, foundered in a gale
off Capt Cod, with a loss of 11S
lives. Battleship Wisconsin launch
ed at San Francisco.
99-Harpers' publishing house, New
York, failed.
19OO-German government intimated to
Mr.. Kruger that visit to Berlin
would be inopportune.
1901-Many persons killed in wreck on
Wabash railroad.
1902-United States Supreme Court de-
MED petition for an injunction
against the State board of canvass
ers of Virginia on behalf of negroes
stitution.
1904-Japanese made general attack on
Russian forts at Port Arthur. -.
The japanese captured 203-Metre
Hill at Port Arthur.
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6tfuliy, but the silence of the vigil was
unbroken. John Thorne raised his head
and looked at Margaret as she lay with
closed eyes. Her white, suffering face
touched his heart. How much older she
looked. Ii was only four years since she
had stood a bride of nineteen and given
herself to him. Why. could it be only
four years? 1t seemed like an eternity.
The breath comes slowly. The little
hands are very still, and yet, o baby
fingers, through the solemn watches of
this night, thou'rt gathering up the tan
gled, broken threads of these two lives.
and with a touch no other hand might
use, art weaving them together, deftly,
surely, with heaven-sent skill
There was a slight stir. The mother
and father felt culver pass through the
little form. With startled faces they bent
over her. There was a gasp, a sudden
throwing up of the little hands-then all
was still.
In an instant his arms we're around her,
her head on his breast.
Margaret, my wifel"
20 John, John - she said.
The clock struck twelve. A New Year
had dawned.
In the twilight of a summer day a man
and woman stand beside a little grave.
There is an air of subdued sadness about
them that tells to whom the little mound
belongs, and yet when they speak it is
hopefully and cheerfully. 1t is a tiny
grave-'only a baby" a stranger would
say-but we who have stood beside such
know that love and grief are not measured
hy feet and inches.
The glory of the setting sun fills the
place. 1t lights up the faces of father
and mother as they lay, with loving
hands, forget-me-nots upon the green turf,
and then, hand in hand, go FORTH A stray
sunbeam falls across the white stone We
stoop to read the inscription. 1t is very
simple one:
BABY BETH.
AGED THREE
"And a little child shall lead them"
The Housewife
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18

The manager of the Burlington lines
has notified all clerks, stenographers and
technical workers that if they join union
they will be discharged.
An official of the Pennsylvania railroad
announces that work will soon be started
on a great power plant and dam, just
west of Harrisburg, on the Susquehanna,
to electrify the Pennsylvania railroad be-
tween Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
The demand of the trainmen on the
Reading railway for a ten-hour day was
rejected by General Superintendent Tice
The men were told that as an increase
in wages had been granted nothing more
could be expected for the present.
President Earling of the St Paul road
confirms the report that his company is
to build a cutoff between the northern
division and the valley division, thereby
shortening the line to the northern PENN
sula, by way of Star Lake, by more than
fifty miles.
The ruling of the interstate commerce
commission that a railroad may not issue
transportation in exchange for advertising
in newspapers is TO have a legal test
through a case brought by the M0non.
President McDoel has ordered the con-
tinuance of contracts for transportation
in payment for advertising.
The firemen and engineers of the New
York Central lines have reached settle
ment with the officials by which all will
get a substantial increase in wages and
a ten-hour work day for all branches of
a1x ma ~, .fknr
branches of he service was expected.
At the close Of the fiftieth year of con-
secutive payments of dividends the Penn
sylyania Railroad Company placed its
stock upon per cent basis, which is l
DER cent higher than had been paid since
1900. As the capital of the company has
grown the number OF stockholders has in
creased to about 5000.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern railroad has given an order for three
locomotives which will be as big again
as the largest now in service. These
monsters are to have sixteen driving
wheels and will haul train of 80 load
ed cars over steep grades.
The general strike of switchmen On all
of the twenty-three railroads entering
Chicago, which was threatened. was call
ed off pending further negotiations be-
tween the union and managers. The union
leaders later accepted the offer OF cents
an hour advance and left the remaining 3
cents asked for to be decided by arbi-
tration.
In the election of James T. Harahan
as president Of the Illinois Central rail-
way by a vote Of s to 4 in a special meet
ing Of the directors at New York the
other day. came the climax Of the fnan-
cial rivalry between r. Fl. Hartman and
Stuyresant Fish thus Hartman realized
his ambition to control a transcontinental
railroad system. the Illinois Central be-
ing the one missing link in. making such
q system profitable.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
strange origin of Christina. Tree.

Most of US know that the Christmas
tree comes TO Us direct from Germany.
And we know of the tree worship of the
Druids which obtained in England and
France. and which probably had some in
iuence on the later use of the tree in the
Christian festival But we do not all
know that a similar festival with the tree
as Growing feature is observed among
many heather nations. and that il comes
from sun worship, which is older than his
tory. The revival of the sun after the
winter solstice has ever been the subject
of rejoicing and of celebration by cere-
monies which represent the new light
brought back TO the world Our tree.
with its small candies. its gilded knick-
nacks and toys for the children. is a d.
rect descendant of this old festival in
honor of the sun.
Traces of il exist in Iceland. where the
service tree is found adorned with burn
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
Trail of Big Grain Pool.

Messrs Lane and Prouty of the inter
state commerce commission have got on
the track OF a secret combine of 900
northwestern grain elevators, which, up
10 the first of this year. dominated the
grain market of the country. They have
the testimony Of agents of the elevator
companies which took part in this agree
ment. The pool was headless, being with
ont president or secretary, or any regular
officer. but system of penalties was rig
idly enforced when any member violated
the Jules of the central council. but all
witnesses said that no such agreement
existed at the present time.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
Grand totals. $3.50, o2s,4 5s SOL, ISL $3.50

The annual report of the bureau of in
sular affairs of the War Department
emphasizes two legislative matters before
Congress, on which it says depend to a
large extent he future prosperity of the
Philippine Islands. One is the bill reduc-
ing the tariff on Philippine products to %
per cent of the Dingley rates for sugar
and tobacco and making all other articles
Free and the ether is a measure provid-
ing for the establishment of an agricul-
tural bank in the islands.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
Some Christmas History.

In 1903 the terms of peace between
France and Austria were argued and
agreed to on Christmas. In these Aus
tria was forced to make several large
gifts of territory to France, and Italy
to acknowledge Napoleon as king of
Italy.
The United States forces began their
withdrawal from Charleston. s. c., to
Fort Sumter on Christmas. 1860.
Under duress from the powers, Tur-
key, on Christmas, 1876, gave out a
new constitution for the whole Ottoman
empire, which granted Christians equal
rights with Mohammedans- decree. by
the way. which the Sultan began cheer
fully to disObey as soon as the duress
was removed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18

1t is not generally known how many
of our Christmas customs are almost
identical with those of the Druids in
early England. For example, the Yule
log is said to have come from the wheel
log, symbolizing the march of the sun.
Then the mistletoe was sacred bush
among the Druids. They had a trinity
of their own, and the white berries,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18

The white dawn glimmered and he said,
'''Tis dayr'
The east was reddening and he sighed,
Farewell
The herald sun came forth and he was
dead.
Life was all In his veins, but yestermorn.
And rudy health seemed laughing on his
lips;
Now he is dust, and will not breathe again!
Give him place to lay his regal head,
Give him a tomb beside his brothers gone,
Give him a tablet for his deeds and name.
Hear the new voice that claims the vacant
throne,
Take the new hand outstretched to meet
thy kiss,
But give the past-'tis all thou canst-thy
tears!
james T. Fields.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18

which are often found in punches of
three were to them divine symbol. The
carrying about of ''the wren bush" in
Ireland may be traced to the same
sources, as the wren was sacred bird
with the Druids. Most remarkable of
all is the fact that the time of their
chief celebration was at the winter sol
stice, which is practically identical with
Dec. %. our Christmas day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
or,p,n 81 Gfft civina

The practice Of making presents on
Christmas day undoubtedly owes its
origin 10 a general idea TO carry into
practice the Biblical mandate: Peace
on earth: good viii TO men" At first
the great lords made presents to their
retainers. and the season was marked
By universal charity. By degrees the
practice Of Christmas giving spread
until now everybody gives friends
presents.-Detroit Free Press
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18

the night before. In the morning be-
fore putting it in the cloth stir two ia
blespoonfuls of wheat flour, beat the
cloth and sprinkle with -four. Tie tight
" and boil four hours. Put plate turn
ed on the under part in the pot under
the pudding, add cinnamon and nutmeg
if liked.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
Easy to BE Happy.

Mrs. Nexdoor-Aren't you always
worried half TO death when it comes to
buying a Christmas present for your
husband?
Mrs Sunshine-Mr, no! buy my
husband something | want for myself,
and he buys me something be wants for
himself, and then we trade.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
cur,ou. Custom of oxford.hire.

In some places in Oxfordshire, Eng
land. it was the right of every maid ser
want to ask the hired man for Dir of
ivy to trim the house. If he turned a
deaf ear 70 her opportunities or forgot
her request she would steal a pair Of his
breeches and nail them TO the gate in the
ytrd or on the highway. This was sup
rosed to aebar him from all privileges of
the niStletoe.
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Plum Puddinn

One pound of grated bread. one and
a quarter pounds of grated suet, one
pound of raisins, one pound of brown
sugar, twelve eggs, well beaten; two
wineglassfuls of brandy, one-quarter
pound of citron, cut fine Mix all these
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
nectar. TO BE Photographed.

The Pennsylvania medical board here
after viii require every applicant for a
license 10 practice medicine TO present a
photograph of himself, certified by the
dean OF the College from which be was
graduated and signed By himself. This
vii not become operative until the ex-
aminations next jun
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
New Light on the Bible.

Drs. Grenfel and Hunt, the famous
English Egyptologists. discovered papy-
rus dealing with the life of Christ 1t
contains forty-fve lines of the gospel,
presenting a marked variations from the
authorized version.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
Tommy Got one.

Tommy Con Christmas morning.
Where does Santa Claus get all his stuff,
mamma?
Mamma-Oh. he buys il.
Tommy-WeIl, he must be jay to let
anyone palm of tin watch on him =
Town Topics.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
sugar Trust Fined.

A fine of $4,000 was imposed upon
the American Sugar Refining Company
by Judge Holt in the United States Cir
cult Court Tuesday, for accepting rebates
amounting to $4,000 from the New
York Central Railroad Company.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18

what makes your father look 50 blue
tonight"
~S-s-sh. Somebody thoughtiessly
mentioned the fact that Christmas Is com
ing.--Chicazo Post
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS.

secretary of Treasury Puts Amount
to June 30, 1905, at $3.50, O2S,453.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
transmitted to Congress the book of es-
Inmates of appropriations required for
government service for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1908. The following ia
bic shows the estimates, together with
the appropriations made by Congress for
each item, for the present fiscal year:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
LET'S KEEP SANTA CLAUS.
Memory of Happy Days of Long Ago
Protects st. Nick.

HE memory of
happy days long
ago should eve-
protect S a n t a
Claus. When your
boy looks you
squarely in the
eye and says
Papa, Clarence
McGufy S a ! d
there isn't any
Santa Claus and
/ punched him,
for l know there
is" what are you
going to do? For
give the blow and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
,,L.a the old Way Best.

"Pa. I've wrote Sanity Claus mother
letter"
s'What about, GeorgieT
Il tol1 him ne mustn't come in auto
,.ohile: | want him TO come in q sleigh.
--Detroit Free Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
,,o,her ,TsIIfon 10 Charit,

By the viii OF the late Daniel B. Ship
man. the Chicago paint manufacturer,
requests aggregating more than $1,000
600 are to be distributed to charitable
Institutions Of that city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
His Plainf.

The Christmas eynic's here again
To irritate the soul.
He SAYS that he gets necktles when
lie needs a ton OF coal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18

Frederick Rutter. a clerk, Vas suffo-
Gated and Andrew Erickson, also clerk,
was injured probably fatally in a fire in
a three-story tenement house in Smith
street. BROOKLYN.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18
The Week before.

with the children, at those who would de
stroy him.-Cincinnati Post.
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HOW HOPE <
y WAS BORN
E 49, ssS9Cs5ga

. HE night was wild one. Such a
night and such weather as only
New England can inflict ON suffer
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BABY BETH.

AGED THREE.
And little child shall lead them. u
The Housewife.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18

Estimates Appropriations
for 1908. for 1907.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-18

r T was New Years eve. Downstairs
in the parlor was Baby Beth's
1 Christmas tree, just as it had been
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BELTS
MEMS AND BOYS
MEMS GLOVES

All Dressed Kid, $3.50 grade at sl.OO
All l.25 80
All 100 10
All Mocha and Undressed Gloves
less ~ per cent.
All work Gloves and Gauntlets, less
% per cent.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-11-09
Evangelistic Meetincs

The Evangelistie meetings at the
Presbyterian church continue with
good interest DR.. Thomson 5
sermons are logical aud practical
lie breaches truth IN such a plain
way that each one who hears him
cannot but understand what their
duties and responsibilities are. The
young peoples aad ladies' meetings
conducted by Mrs. Thompson are
very instructive and helpful. These
devoted workers can not stay with
us but two more davs and we are
sorry that that they cannot STAY with
us another week. The good seed
that has been sown we hope will
rlpen into an abundant harvest If
the interest demands the meetings
will continue. The communion ser
wee that was postponed two weeks
ago viii be observed next Sabbath
morning We hope TO see a full
Attendance OF the membership of
the church aud others who wish 10
unite with us IA this service are
cordially invited
j u. ilENRi. Pastor.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-11-09
Crockcry for Careful Cooks

and crockery tha' won't break if
you look at it for careless cooks
all kinds of cooking crockery worthy
place in the kitchen are here on
our shelves ready to be transferred
to yours. Aud the change from one
to the others rs not over expensive.
Whether you want to outfit new
kitchen completely or replace
broken or missing utensils this is
the place, now is the time, to get
ANYTHING and everything you need
in stone, china or glassware.
CLARENCE ADAMS.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-11-09

At the Methodist church SUNDAY
Nov. J i, the pastor will preach at
III a m and $50 y. m Morning
text, "lle shall baptize vou with tie
lloly Ghost and with FIRE Matt 3
IL. Lvening text, They thar are
whole have no need Of pb, siciap.
bat those that are sick. / came not
TO call the righteous but sinners 10
repentance. y Mark 2-l-.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-11-09
Strong Cheese

one day in the reading class they
came across the word magnet -
The teacher asked how many knew
wllni a magnet was MI the class
wss mo.ionless for a moment, and
then one little girl pat up her hand
Il don't know, said the litile
ciri. as know what it is, but
have seen them at home in mothers :
cheese"
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-11-09

Tom Boughion and Frank Good
man had a lively experience bring
irg in the ballot boxes from Marble
and Crystal. They left Crystal at
two O'Clock reaching Gothic pass
two hours later. On the pass was Is
inches of snow ard opposite Inner
aid lake the buggy ran up on a
snowslide and tipped over Rolling
100 feet toward the lake, they harely
managed to scramble from in iront
Of the broken buggy and to save the
ballot boxes. 1t wa. daylight when
thev reached Gothic and caught the
horses
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-11-09

MAJOR II. A. Sknes returned Tues
dav from Fort Collins. where he
went as a representative OF the
Chamber Of CONNIE roe at the annual
convention Of our Colorado Com
mercial Association. He reports =
magnificent time and many plans on
foot for boosting Colorado.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-11-09

John Eastman is spending the
week with his family. Mr. Eastman
is now superintendent of woods for
the New Mexico Lumber Co, 2 man.
moth concern operating near Pagoea
Springs. They run several mills
but the one near Pagosa is ci 90
600 feet capacity and will shortly be
enlarged to capacity of 1854 feet