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Leather Shoes For Horses.

A new market for leather, accord
ing to lie Franc Parleur," is to be
found in Australia, concerning which
this French journal says:
@In districts Of Australialthe horse
is shod with leather instead Of iron.
The feet receive better support. This
novelty Is employed only in regions
where the ground is permanently COW
cred with grass or fine sand. In a
country like Australia, where stocks
are sometimes scarce and arhorseman
may experience. great difficulty at a
critical moment in finding a horse
shoe, such an innovation. is a useful,
novelty. With extra shoes, whose
weight is a trife-shoes, too, that
can be fitted without trouble-it is
pr%acticable.t to travel without fear of
the horse losing its shoe and being
injured. Though the leather shoe is
more expensive thar the iron shoe,
the higher price is repaid by the SUI
perior advantages.
"In some, quarters the horses were
never shod, with iron. Probably
shoes. like drivers, will be supplied
before long, thus avoiding the, dis
agreeable experience of a horses hoof
wearing too rapidly. 1t is not impos-
sible that the innovation will soon ex-
tend to every country where the ma
ture of the sod permits it to be
used. Consular Reports.
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AS he spoke his head was sur
rounded by an aureole, and a light
emanated from his entire person. He
continued:
Happy the humble man who, like
thee, Eudes. walks peacefully along
the pathway Of life. have wandered
far over this world, and have seen
many strange things. l have lived
in splendid palaces Of marble and in
the cottages of the poor, and | have
found the greatest happiness under
humble roofs"
AS he ceased speaking the room
was suddenly flooded with light. The
poor shepherds recognized their d.
vine guest AND Frustrated themselves
in prayer.
Have no fear" said the guest.
IL am He who brings peace to all.
Live in happiness and contentment,
and thy children shall bring thee JOY.
l will take envy out of thy heart;
also, the desire for what thou canst
not have. And | will adorn thy land
with flowers and fruits, so that thou
shalt praise My name every day."
Eudes and his wife were speeches.
with awe, and when they recovered
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The Modest English.

y That men and women are permitted
to battle in the same part of the ocean
has long been a reproach hurled
against the authorities Of certain
English towns on the seashore.
In yielding to the popular clamor
for such a privilege, the district coun-
Gil of Shipley, Yorkshire, has 'immor-
talized itself in the following man
ner: ,. , 81
I'm granting facilities for mixed
bathing to twenty-nine married cou-
pies recently between 8 and 10
o'clock on Saturday evenings, the
council stipulated that couples must
first submit their names to the dis
trict council and receive notice from
the clerk Of acceptance.
"In addition to the ordinary charge
of cd. a couple, a registration fee of a
shilling must be paid, in return for
which an admission card is given.
This must be shown on all occasions
at the baths.
"All couples who go to the baths
must go into the water. No specta-
tors are allowed. Regulation Co.'S
tunes must be worn.
1.-The district council reserves the
right to refuse any applicant or to
limit the number Of persons to be adj
mitted. "-Harper's Weekly.
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IS x CHRISTMAS LEGEND.
translated From the French by b. TWitchen.)

ing to thy words of welcome my heart
IS already cheered."
Going up to the cradle where the
children were sleeping, he paused,
and contemplated them. THE
cherubs! How peacefully they sleep,
and how sweet their dreams must
be! On this Christmas night visions
of the Child Jesus doubtless smile
upon them"
Eudes and his wife felt themselves
moved in a mysterious way as they
listened to the sweet voice:
Long ago the Redeemer was born
in a far-away land, where the air Is
light and pure, and where lilies grow
on the mountainside. The skies we're
not overcast on that night, and the
stars sang together" '
Soon after they sat down to the
humble meal. The guest praised the
order and cleanliness which he saw
everywhere. On hearing this Eudes
began to lament because of his pow
erty and his laborious life. He spoke
Of his. encouragement and failure,
and referred to the future with utter
hopelessness.
Butt he old man %consoled him. He
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MISS TRAINED ROOSTER
TO DRIVE IN HARNESS..
Teddy Gives Dolls a Daily Ride
After Being Fed, Washed and
Dried by Small Owner.

Ruth Prentiss, a small miss of
West Brattleboro, VT, has as a pet
an old Leghorn rooster which, in
many respects, is a most remarkable
fowl. By persistent training its mis-
tress has taught it tricks which great
ly amuse the townsfolk and astonish
those who have always believed that
roosters have no brains.
Ruth has named her pet Teddy, in
honor of President Roosevelt, and
takes great delight in putting him
through his PAGES. His first duty each
morning is to crow loudly outside his
mistress window, after which he
waits patiently for her to arise. After
he has been fed Teddy trots to. a
washbowl filled with warm water,
hops in and stands quietly until he
has been thoroughly soaped, washed,
rinsed and dried with a hair brush
and a crash towel. He is Their ready
to show what he can do in the way Of
tricks.
OF all his stunts the best is playing
horse. Little Miss Prentiss has q
small doll cart made by her father,
to which are attached a4pair Of wide
spreading 'thills. Between these thills
Teddy backs and is fastened in with
ribbons. He then strides of ostrich
like to the nursery; where the cart is
laden wit dolls. The dolls are now
given an airing on the piazza, about
the lawn or down the road when the
weather is propitious. Teddy is
guided by the gee and haw method
used with oxen. The rooster has new
er been known to- run away or over
turn his charges.-New York World.
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MAKES JOB PRESS
FREEZE ICE CREAM.
Retired Editorial Writer Mani
tests His oId-Tins Originality
In Practical Fashion.

When William A. White, OF No.
lis Myrtle avenue, Stamford, la
bored as an editorial writer for Con-
necticut newspapers his work was
noted for a flavor Of originality. Now
he has retired after forty years as
a newspaper man and he runs a little
printery premises here at Stamford,
but! he has not forgotten how to be
original.
That was evident when a party OF
friends found him trying out a new
way Of operating an ice cream fresz-
er. He had a regulation freezer in
geniously contested with the Job
press, and while he turned off hand
bills on the electrically driven press,
the family ice cream was being fro
zen. In five minutes he had enough
for dinner.
When the neighbors heard of it
they focked to the shop to see the
new tangled freezer work. Mr..
White was overwhelmed with appli-
cation to freeze ice cream. He prom
ised to freeze all that was brought
along during working hours and
threatened, like the miller Of old, to
take a portion of each lot in payment.
New York World.
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Neck "FrillingS."

The revival Of the becoming tuck
ers for the neck, now known by the
inexpensive and vague term OF "frill-
ings," has led to a revolution in neck
wear.
The latest idea Is to have a stiff,
outstanding frill or satin or MORE
silk in the top OF the collar. IN Paris
they are wearing a kind OF collar
made of fat frillings OF chiffon, tulle
or lace, with a colored ribbon tied
around the middle. one frill appear
ing above it, standing up, and two be-
low it, lying down. The ribbon Is
tied under the left ear in an eXagser-
ated bow, which is becoming, but
also rather self-conscious. so that
none but really pretty people can af-
ford to wear it, v when it becomes
them. 1t is essentially the finish
chosen by a pretty woman who knows
how pretty she is.-Chicago News
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strange Wills.

On a farm near Columbia, No.,
there lived for many years a hermit
farmer, James w. Turner by name,
who boosted that he had drunk not
less than a quart Of whisky every day
for twenty years.
He owned 40 acres of land; his
sole companions were his dog and his
stock.
He died recently, and afterward it
was found that his will decreed that
a monument of whisky jugs should
be erected over his grave.
How the jugs were to be obtained
was not made clear, but a search over
his farm disclosed an abandoned corn
CRIB that was almost full Of empty
whisky jugs. A business associate
was found later who declared that
Turner once showed him the jugs,
announced that he had emptied them
all himself, and for twenty years had
been saving them for his monument.
He died at the age Of forty-fye years
In Waterloo, Iowa, a woman dened
herself the necessities OF life for
twelve years that she might save and
bequeath enough money to supply
the German Evangelical church with
a bell. She died at the age of seven
tys after extracting a promise from
the church trustees that they would
not reveal her name.
By refraining from eating eggs,
meat and relishes, this unnamed hero
inc saved $500 in twelve years. The
bell which her savings procured now
hangs in the church tower.-Phila-
delphia Press.
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Correctly Made Beds.

II matters not how handsome the
appointments Of the room, how soft
and luxurious the carpet, how fine
and white the linen, If the bed is
poorly and loosely made it gives the
whole apartment an untidy look that
no amount of elegance can atone for!
In good bedmaking one Of the first
requisites is an adaptation of mat
tress and springs to- the bedstead.
Next, a well made mattress, whether
it be of hair, wool, moss or excelsior,
and over this puff" or mattress
cover, made of thin, unbleached cot
ton cloth, that can be bought for a
few cents a yard, containing large
rolls of cotton, tied with tidy cotton.
Have the puff" large enough to
tuck under the sides of the mattress
to avoid curling under the Sheet
Chicago News.
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ally seen representations of the man
ger in which Christ was born, with
figures OF Mary, Joseph and the
child Jesus, and cattle feeding near
by. Often these representations are
decorated with flowers, and lighted
candles burn softly before them. ,
In Norway the people have a de-
lightful custom of putting on the
roof of the barn, or on a pole in the
yard, a large sheaf of wheat for the
birds, who fully appreciate their
Christmas feast. "
In England almost every one who
cal do so has a family party on
Christmas v Young and old join
in the games, many Of which belong
especially to Christmas time.
From the ceiling of one Of the
rooms a large bunch Of mistletoe is
hung. II any little maid is caught
standing under it the one who
catches her has a right to take a kiss
from her rosy lips.
In Holland the little Dutch girl
puts her wooden shoe in the chin
ney-place ready for gifts, just as the
little American girl hangs up her
stocking.
And so in some way all over the
Christian world on the eve of the
twenty-fifth day Of December the
birth of u Lord Jesus Christ is cell
ebrated. Everywhere the Christmas
chimes are ringing out the message
the angels brought to Bethlehem
Peace on earth, goodwill to men,"
Youths Companion.
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THE PH1LosoPHIC BRAKEMAN.
He Rejoices When the Train is Late
For Purely Personal Reasons.

The Flying Bluenose, a train which
usually earns its title as railroad ira
vel goes in the quiet Canadian prov
ince 1t traverses, had been held for
an hour or more at a little town until
a new locomotive could be procured.
The regular locomotive had laid down
on the job. It was a case Of tired
boiler tubes.
Passengers were chatting at the de-
lay. There was nc reason for impa-
thence, for the next stop was the ter
minus of the line, and a seaport;
those who were going to take the
boat knew it would wait Tor the
train; the others had no other object
for the day but dinner, and the train
would surely arrive before 6. The
scheduled time of arrival was $50.
Nevertheless the passengers were
impatient. Most of them were Amer
leans, which explains it. They clus-
tered around the ear platform Of the
Pullman or made daring excursions
into the town, with one ear open for
the whistle of the extra locomotive
coming down the line.
Members of the train crew took
matters calmly and answered all
questions, even the inevitable foolish
kind with courtesy. The brakeman
voiced his sentiments.
This suits me-" he said, leaning
against the guard rail. Here we
have been getting In on time or nearly
so day after day, and there have been
two hours before supper with nothing
to do. To-day we'll get in about G,
just in time for supper.
II wish we'd get held up every day
or the train would be put on a slow
schedule. The appearance of being
busy suits me much better than act
ual loafng."
He shifted to an easier position and
gazed dreamily up the stretch OF
track. When the relief engine all
nounced its approach with a raucous
blast he seemed to resent the intru-
sion and made his way back to the
switch far too leisurely 10 please the
passengers.-New York Sun.
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CHRISTMAS CHIMES FROM MANY CHIMES

Christmas Is always a season OF
good wishes and loving kindness.
In America almost all children
hang up their stockings on Christmas
eve, to be filled by kind old Santa
Claus. In Germany they make more
of Christmas than we do in Ameri-
ca. Everywhere the ChriStmas-tree
is used.
If a family is too poor to have a
whole tree, a single branch only will
stand in a conspicuous place, hung
with the few simple gifts.
A week before Christmas st. Mich
olas visits the children, to find out
who have been good enough to re-
ceive the gifts the Christ-child will
bring them on Christmas eve.
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his lowly hut. She sent the children
to amuse him, and soon saw rim
smile as he listened to their prattle.
AS the evening wore on the storm
increased, but seated before the fire
blazing in the chimney, Eudes forgot
his discomfort, happy at being shell
tered from the raging tempest. When
the family were about to sit down to
their evening meal they heard a loud
knock, and a voice outside cried:
open the door, my good man, for
the love of the living God, whose
birth we celebrate this night"
Who are you?" asked Eudes.
Il am an old man who has travelled
many a weary mile in this terrible
cold. am at the end CT my. strength
and al go no further. Open the
door. If thou hast any kindness in tn!
heart!"
Now, Eudes had a great deal O.
kindness in his heart. so he opened
the door at once. On the threshold
stood a stately old man, beautiful t.
behold, with luxuriant white beard
and clear. blue eyes. There was
nothing sordid in his dress. He car
ried a heavy cane, upon which he
leaned with dignity and grace.
Welcome, old man." said the
shepherd, cordially.
Il thank thee, my SON.. My bless
ings be upon thy house." The Wis
itor spoke slowly, and his voice was
like soothing music.
May | ask you to share our frugal
meal?" asked Eudes.
Il thank thee again. Thy repast
will be indeed welcome, and on listen
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Hora Christi.

l, Mary, trembling wait
The hour SO soon to be;
l shall have played so high a part
In His nativity.
Oh, wonderful, thrice wonderful,
My God hath been to me!
For this mine hour of pain,
The travail | must know,
There shall be gladness through the years:
And where my tears shall flow
,rhe bloom of Love shall burst in flower,
For God hath told me so.
How gladly shall | bear
All sorrow for His sake!
| only tremble lest with love
Mine eager heart should break,
For He shall lest within mine arms
Ere the white dawn shall wake!
Hanson Towne, in Christmas
Number. Lippincott's Magazine.
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Costly Parliament House.

Parliament House, Melbourne,
which has been rushed by "the. unem-
ployed" OF the Commonwealth capt.
raj, is the costliest legislative palace
in Greater Britain. A million has
been expended on it, and it is not yet
completed. 1t belongs to the Par
Lament Of Victoria, but since FEEDER
alton it has been the meeting place
o; the Parliament Of the Common
wealth, it's owners moving to a wing
Of the. exhibition building close by
London Chronicle.
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spoke Of the charm of a life so full Of
liberty.
The shepherd, dreaming on the
mountainside, is not an unfortunate
being" he said. Think Of those who
are pent up in palaces. 1t is in these
splendid abcdes that people die Of
WEAKNESS and disease. Those whom
thy imagination pictures as powerful
and happy are often infinitely I'm.
happy and unfortunate"
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emselyes their divine guest had

themselves their divine guest had
vanished.
They never forgot His words, how
ever, and contentment and peace
reigned ever after under their lowly
roof. They never forgot that the lot
of the humble had been called blessed
by the Lord on that stormy Christmas
night.
The legend runs that the land of
Ayignon blossomed like the rose ev-
cry year after that eventful night
Epworth Herald.
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We Keen on Being Selfish.

The source Of nearly all the evil
and unhappiness OF this world is sell
fshness. We know 1t, but VIC still
keep on being selfish. We sec that
the world might be made ideally
beautiful if only all the people would
live unselfish lives, and yet VIC keep
on Being selflsh.-Minot ]. Savage.
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BY CABLE.
Jap Boycott Riot.

jap Boycott Riot.
Hongkong, China.-There has been
further rioting in the anti5Japanese
boycott, and more serious outbreaks,
followed with some loss OF life. Sew
eral Chinese merchants dealing III
Japanese products were mutilated,
some having their ears cut OF.
Carnegie Africa Survey.
Cape Town, South Africa.1Profes-
sors Beatie and Morrison, who have
been commissioned by the Carnegie
Institute at Washington, ID. G., TO I'M
dertake q magnetic survey across
Africa, from Cape Town to Cairo,
have begun the work,
Brazilian House Votes Coffee Loan.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-The Cham
Der of Deputies, by a vote OF 81 to-
20, adopted the bill providing aFed-
eral guarantee for the Sac PABLO cof-
fee loan Of $75,000,000.
Anna Peck Cuts Arterys
Lima, Peru.-Stepping on a nail In
the street here Miss Anna s. Peck sew
cred an artery in her foot and lost a.
large quantity Of blood. Her injury,
while inconvenient and painful, Is Q
considered dangerous. Tine dlstln-
g,uished mountain climber, whose
home is in Brooklyn, N. T., was here
to make another ascent OF Mounts
Huascan.
Abruzzi to Climb the Alps.
Turin, Italy. The Duke of the
Abruzzi left here incognito for the
Alps. 1t seems to be his intention to
do some Alpine climbing, as he or
dered. the famous guide, Petigax, to
Join him.
American Warships to China.
Manila, P. I.-Rear-Admiral Har-
Der has received requests from Con-
sul-General DENLY, at Shanghai, to
send at once the gunboats usually
stationed in the Yang-tse-Kiang. The
Helena will protect American inter-
ests there.
Hing Peter Suffers a Stroke.
London, England.-A dispatch to
the Express from Belgrade says that
King Peters recent i~ndisposition,
which was ascribed to influenza, was
really an apopletic stroke, partly u
to the strain he has undergone during
the last few months. His condition
is so precarious, the correspondent
adds, that his abdication would cause
no surprise. "
New Education Bill.
London.-The House of Commons
passed on second reading, by a vote
of 323 to 1877, the new Education bill.
Wright Wins in Tennis Play.
Melbourne, Australia. Bea1s G.
Wright, the American, was successful
and F. B. Alexander unsuccessful in
the singles for the Dwight F. DaTis
International Lawn Tennis Cup.
Sought Empress Life.
St. Petersburg Russia. - A plot
against the life of the Dowager EN-
press of Russia during her recent
Journey from Copenhagen to this city
to attend the funeral Of the Grand
Duke Alexis, was discovered in time
to save her life. One anarchist Was
arraStad~
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1t is a very usual thing to see on a
German NChristmas-tree, way up in
the very topmost branch, an image
or doll representing the Christ-child,
while below are sometimes placed
other images representing angels
with outspread wings.
After the tree is lighted the family
gather round it, and sing a Christmas
hymn.
In France may be almost %univers-
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Chang Chung, since

Chang Chung, since the assassina-
ton of Little Pete" the unofficial
Mayor of San F:ancisco's Chinatown,
died there recently from pneumonia.
10 was one OF the weaithiest Orien-
tails on the Pacific Coast, and was
head Of the Sam Yup Tong.
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LATEST NEWS
BY WIRE.
Drowned in Lake.

Student Drowned in Lake.
Orono, Me.-James F. Aldrich, of
Little Falls, N. Y, a freshman of the
University of Maine, was drowned in
Pushaw Lake.
Girl Shot Dead by Friend. {
Sherman, Texas. - Miss Louise
Gates, prominent In society in this
city, was accidentally shot to death
with a target rife in the hands of a
girl companion. Miss Gladys Ely:
Colonel H. G. Paige Dead.
Bayonne, N. J.-Colonel Harry {.
Page, one Of the oldest newspaper
men in New Jersey, died at his home
here, in his seventy-ffth year. He
was owner and editor of the Bayonne
Herald. He was born in Troy, N. =.
Blow Proves Fatal.
Perth Amboy, N. Michael SUI
rak, commonly called Crooked Leg
Mike" died in the hospital here from
the effects. Of q blow from a heavy
stick received by him in a. quarrel.
Surak's skull was fractured.
II eT.# HFsr-E}, 500 HcyI ~ As.4lfE-S
To Thank Uncle Sam. s.
San francisco. Cal.-Tang Shao
II. the Chinese Commissioner, who
brings to America the thanks Of his
Government for Its remittance of the
Boxer indemnity, left this city for /
Washington, accompanied by Prince
Tsai Flu and the fifty attaches and
students who accompanied them from
Pekin.
Charles E. Jinlins Found Dead.
Chicago, MACharles g. Jinkins.
q publisher, fof Philadelphia, was
found dead from heart disease In htst
room in the Kaiserhof Hotel.
Wireless Heard Over 5000 Miles?
San Francisco, GAIA wireless
station in this city reported having
overheard code messages from some
station in Japan Honolulu wire
less station is said to have, heard the
same messages. The Japanese sta
ton Is over 5000 miles from this city.
Clear Texas Ports Of Rats.
Galveston, Tex.--The State Board
OF Health has served notice that every
port in the State will be closed unless
cleared OF rats, through which pest
the entrance OF bubonic plague fS
feared. 6sSS
Drops Dead at Ringside.
San Francisco, Cal.-Martin Car
ter, of Irvington, Cal, dropped dead
at the ringside OF the Ketchel7Papke
fight here when Ketchel knocked
fapke out, Carter was the propriea
tor OF the famous ,Nutwood Stock;
Farm near Irvington, which has
turned out many Of the world fa-
nous trotters.
Married Sixty.seven Years.
Springfield, Mass.-Mr and Mrs.
David p. Ashley celebrated their six
~ty-seventh wedding anniversary with
"a family dinner. At the time of their
marriage MI. Ashley was twenty
seven and Mrs. AshleyseEenteens years
old
n; rr;n 10 Un;vovoifv Gift