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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22
THAT CHRISTMAS PIE.
Confession of the Sinner Who
Doctored the r1inccmeat.

II had been cur family custom to put
put in mt Christmas time sufficient
amount To enable the Inrt.lkefs thereof
to detect that there was really some
thing In IL. 1t often weut so fnr ~ to
deserve the remark OF III. grandfather
that we put nince pie In our brandy
With this us the family precedent.
Imagine The Consideration when II WAS
learned that Rev Jeremiah SeraggIns.
our new minister and an nvowed tee
totaler. had accepted mothers invita-.
tion TO Christmas dluner. vote WAS
taken al the family table i've were
democratic households. and II was de
cided that on of respect 10 our guest
the brandy would be omitted from the
big minee pie,
Now. each of us In his heart OF hearts
felt that the pie would be 'alprat stl II
Just a wee bill of brandy were added
So l. for one. resolved 10 do the deed
Accordingly | sought oul the big siupp
crock In which reltosed the minee
meat and poured In what | Thought
was n moderate quantity OF brandy.
It's wonderful how Irlie Is the Hdige
about grent minds running In similar
channels. for every other member II
the family. including my father. sur
repiito,Isly did the same thing. Later
we figured that TIE mlnceHeat must
have been treated TO nigh unto II quart
a a ,Its
Christmas day. when. before the PIE
was baked she added II generous
amount Of the strong stuff,
With hearts rs high MS the ilaby pit
crust itself we nil watched mother
carve that pie and serve It.
The Rev. Jeremiah Seroe2ins. be
cause Of an expressed fondness for pie
was given big portion
No sooner had we tasted Of the tnr
dish than W" discovered thai that PR
WIS nothing short ot u sinai sized dis
tilery. II was branded us M other
pie had been since the birth of time.
You can imagine TIN. cold chllls which
went round tn feslai board rs we
watched the Rev. Jeremiah begin TO
eat believe | actually shivered ns
the first forkful went m0ulhWArd.
The first mOuthful WIZ followed by
second and the second by third
Finally he had finished the whole por
ton. and he settled back ia his chair
We saw he was Bit embarrassed aud
expected u real old fashioned temper
ance lecture right then and there.
The Rev. Jeremiah Scraggihs cleared
his throat. and. turning to mother.
said "Ah-er- my good sister. permit
me to con pliment yon pom the ey
cclence of this pie. II has most
delicious favor. confess | never
tasted anything like 1t Would you
think me overbold II asked for an
other piece?"-New York Mall and EX
press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22
Christmas In the Colonies.

Twas the merry Christmas season. and
the palms swung N the ntceze
OF the Lowell. hot December in an island
over seas.
And "a me.inailVe maiden OF the KIND
called Philippine
Sat and gazed. with penslve visage, on
the suitry winter scene
Wen she knew that on The morrow all her
folks would celebrate,
Place a pain tree IN the parlor hang
their anklets DER the CRATE
On the heaped up Christmas tanle. groan-
ing with III load. there he
AppetizIng bird nest tfuh1cs ana ba-
mana fr'cassee
LET me see." che mmmured softly. ia
ther II get ms string ~ beads
Blue and yellow. am eeftain tiiey re tbs
very KIND tie needs.
For his old ones looked quite shoc6ing
though ne never Seemed 10 care,
And MS new set 3 atlie the swcliest ,nns
gentleman can wear
And for mamma there's the nose ring
that bought On THURSDAY Week
With the handsome wbaienone suc6pIn
for insertiOn IN the cneek.
And little brother boomerang Hen ne
inmenFeiy pleased
That or bamboo jumping lack are the
things tor which he 3 teasrd
And as for me. only hope they've rot
the things | need
Just one or two NEE costumes made OF
genuine coral bead.
A toe ring would he lovely. aid piece
OF copper wire
To wear around the instep make 40 all
that desire.
Except. of course. some other things that
every girl receives.
Such as various klnds of dresses made OF
nicely ripened ieaves
For surely" sand the maiden aa she
smiled aeornfnl smile
I'm not ike those American girls who
always think OF style
--Chcngo record Herald
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22
1hax Ware Not indians.

II IL said tlat when HE irst Chinese
entered California the Indians were
very curious about Them. dispute
arose among sonle Of them as 10 what
country The strangers nlghi hail from
and wheihe or pat Hey were Indians.
The Indians decided to apply The wa
ter test. ore day n party Of Indians
met u part Of Chinanen approaching
a little stream. The strangers a.-
prouchpd the bridge aud started across.
The Indians. too. filed across and.
meeting the Cinnamon In midst reanl.
pushed two of them into the angry.
spoomIng current below. The test was
conclusive. They could not swim.
They were not Indians.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22
a Polish Custom.

Peasant lnds IN The viilages Of 70
land have pretty Christmas custom
which affords great delight, NOT only
to themselves. bui 10 the other vii.
layers This * called the procession
of the star Al Christmas time he
boys make a large hollow. star. iw.
or three feet between points. lighted
from the interior This Is carried
nloft ut the end Of n pole or STAFF. IT
symbollzes the star Of Bethlehem The
three wise men Of the East Caspar,
Melchlor aud Bultllaznr are inlprr-
sonaled by boys Others IN the party
bear Il little puppet show cabinet, in
which are performed the drama Of the
Nativity and Other Scripture incidenls
appropriate TO the OCCASION From
house Ia house around the village this
procession trudees In the snow at
night singing carols. and the villagers
present the boys with small coins as
Christmas gifts.
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he's pretty old. too, aud maybe does
not know how to ride. and. besides.
how would he bring the preSenisE'
WHATS The use OF presents. any
way! I never have anything that's
any good"
Il think you have the blues today"
said Fletcher, and IN n he did nor
speak again. though Teddy tried to
draw him out.
He seemed to be in brown study.
and nothing reused him I'LL Ida came
IN. and even then he did moi say much
and stayed only short time.
II was In the evening that card
was brought TO Teddy On II was
written Santa Claus" Teddy's eyes
eImrkled. Tell him to come In" be
said erandly.
A moment later Santa Claus stood
before him. tall fur clad figure With
flowing hair and heard Teddy shook
hands and introduced the guest TO bis
aunt.
Taddr osted And how are the rein.
aaor,..
e, ala NOT rome nm run,ers vouno
r,.n .,.id co,,, CLANS .perh,ns Yen,
alta n,,, r,o,r ,h,, ,hara Il, No sno,y ~,
tho Ground
.pI.,cis.. acted Teddy
.vo. I can,e In +. motor corriora"
., n,otor c.rri,yor, ,riod To-day In.
credplous,v Tben be ran n tho win.
anu. o,a ,oo,,ed o,,, "rt 10 Amt
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chrlstma. With stsuensan.


Passengers aboard the steamship
Lubbock Unexpectedly spent Christmas
at sea In the year 1890. but .he fact
thai Robert Louis Stevenson. the fa-
nous story writer, waA Among them
Made that IA most memorable holiday
The Lubeek WAS en- route from Austria
lia 10 Sunlon She b-oke shaft anl
limped along several days under sail
MIR Stevenson" says the captain In
relating the incident. "chcered every
body up by telling funny stories that
were better, coming ollhand from his
lips. than most literary men coui4
write II they worked over them for
weeks lie knew, too. tl.al II was only
question OF short line before he
would die of consumption and that he
could never again go home for more
thnn II brief visit. II was simply won
derfu what difference that one min
made among the passengers. aud |
CUES almost all Of us would gladly
spend the time 10 ilalle port under
sail with machinery disabled, II we
could have Stevenson aboard"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22
Hawaiian Christmas.

Birds arc singing everywhere,
Happy, merry Christmas
Flowers are showing beauties rare,
Merry. happy Christmas
Here In ocean girdled home,
Here In pleasant 'ropic zone,
Meath n glorious summer sun
Cometh merry Christmas
Day which Riveth Joy TO all,
Happy. merry Christ masl
Poor and rich and great or small
Merry. happy Christmas
Day when angel voices call
Praise to him. the Lord of ali.
And peace. good VIII. 10 mankind fal
On every merry Christmas
Santa Claus comes here AWAY
Every merry Christmas.
Sans the reindeer. sans the sleigh
OF the lang syne Christmas.
Here II neither frost nor snow.
Here but pleasant trade winds blow,
Here IL paradise below
And merry Christmas
Hawaiis homes send forth today
"A merry. happy christmasi3
To the loved ones far away.
"A happy. merry Christmas"
May the God chlld's natal day
Be happy one Away.
From sorrow free and every way
A merry. merry Christmas!
Paradise of the racine.
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,MBERTv11LE. n j, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER %, 1909

"I don't know how to say IL he
burst out desperately Mt length. Il
keep forgetting how | look. and IL !
say II the way want to II will he per.
fectly ridiculous. Aud yet must
say II. for | may never have another
chance
She was looking at him. her startled
eyes dark and luminous In the star
light.
"Pcrhaps YOU do not need TO say It,
she said gently.
DO you Liean that you understand
without my telling YOU he asked
eagerly.
Yes" she answered very low.
When they reached the house Fleich-
er took Teddy In his arms and carried
him In. He laid him gently on the
couch In the hail aud ulrued away.
thinking the child still slept.
Il Gun stop only moment" Fletch.
or said. lis II lateY'
At that instant Teddy sat bolt up
right, staring about him wildly. lie
caught sight of his father III IN nd
Joining room.
.Oh. papa" he cried. his Voice ring
Ing out clear and shrill "Oh. mpa.
Santa Claus is kissing Aunt Ida" =
Boston Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22
An Armoreiad Nest.

IN the Argentine Republic. savs n
writer il The Strand Magazine. where
the SUMMERS afe iong aud hot. II Is
customary Ia leave In. windows open
both dag and night during the hottest
part of the year. A bird taking nd
vantage of this. proceeded tn build n
nest In NY room liking II tirmly 10 one
OF the Neneti.in biiitd~ over the win
dow. The eggs were duly hatch.d and
the young birds iiedged. On taking
down The empty nest found II to ibe
praeticaiiy arinnrclad. the outer part
being composed aInioSi entirely ot old
rusty naiis woven In among he hay.
Tn conntiug III. nails ! found that no
fewer than sixty six had been Ilmd. be-
sides some wire aud pins TAKEN ram
my dressing talile. The bird WAS about
the size OF a robin and very tame
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22

|
ran was cursing the COOK. When
they got to the meat pole they "uiu
me on poz racing them Win gun.
What DO you wantf they roared.
Get quiet. said l.
Ihose In front called OUT. smut up:
When they were still said: "boys. ID
sorry this thing mas happened. It's
my fault Tor not Watching THIS 1901
closer. but we can WASH those tur-
Keys ana nave good dinner YET u
some OF youli turn ID ana ne'p me.
Ihey aren't hurt any. AS TOT this
scum OF COOK. ! don't care any more
ABOUT him than you DO. but IN 10
charge mere ana cant let niin %
hanged. You can go ahead ana hang
him II you want to, but you II nave 70
XIII me hrst. Now go ahead
waited. put no one stirred. iners
were plenty OF guns In the crowd. out
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22
SOME EARNEST
HOLIDAY DON'TS

w ONT think that you are too poor
u TO keep Christmas. You can't be
H. SO poor rs all that.
Don't spend so much on Christ
mas that you can't get even with the
butcher and grocer until March.
Don't give presents that are a pleas
IRE for ten minutes and a burden and
\ worry for ten years.
Don't. young women. buy neckties
for your men folk: don't encourage
them in being bigger guys than neces
sary
Don't give drum 10 the children Of
your enemv who works nights. A
watchman's rattle Is Just as good. and
II IL cheaper.
Don't give your wife something she
doesn't care for Just because you want
II yourself. This don't" works the
other way Just as well.
Don't forget that basket of fruit or
box of flowers Is just as nice pres
Will last good deal longer.
Don't try to find the price marks on
the gifts you receive II the gifts are
worth having they mean something
above dollars and cents.
Don't forget the Bob Cratchits and
the Tiny Tims-tbat is unless you are
unrcgencraie Old Scrooge. In which
case forgetfulncss can be explained.
Don't put Off everything TO the last.
because you had better for the Joy OF
your friends give nothing thnn veal
yourself ouf and he ns cross as tive
sticks when the blessed day comes.
Don't waste any Of your pity on the
long haired youths who lie nj the bot.
tom Of the heap In football serim-
images You will need all your pity for
yourself In the rush nj the holiday
counter.
Don't check OF each gift you receive
against encb present that you gave
and calculate whether you made o
lost Christmas IL not the time to b.
/
help.
Don't Cypress children who are IN
/ tinted TO sadness with toys already b.
/ giving them more. There are olhe
WAYS OF milking them happy. or !
there are not II Is because they ar
spoiled with many pleasures and ar
the most pitiful beings alive. In tina
case let them Try doing somcthn:
for poor children. who are blessed II
powers OF enjoyment. and see II tn,
capacity won't prove catching.
Don't neglect. If you are woman
TO lay In stock Of some simple tblng'
like handkcrchicfs aud saehel bags fol
unexpected emergencies If you like Il
meet various people with reasonable
token.
Don't set your own happiness up al
the chief thing TO be looked out for n
Christmas time Try to make othe
people happy and forget yourself. thei
you will he surprised to see how reall.
happy you nre.
Don't givr book TO man with
big library or n picture TO the MAJ
! who makes speciality Of the fine art
unless you know pretty well what h
wants. Ten to one he'd rather do TIN
! buying OF UGH things for himself.
Don't write your nnme or anybody
else's on cards If you send them. NJ
+ one can keep lot of such truck. an,
! Il IL often highly convenient Just t.
send them on their travels to carr,
And why not ?-Buffalo Express
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22
OUR CHRISTMAS
ON The PLAINS

n NEVER shall forget our Christina
dinner In construction camp 10
II the year 1000. said a former Colo
radoan. We were building res
ervoIr out on the plains about ten
miles east of Pueblo. We had 100 men
on the job all white men.
We had poor cook on the job and
couldn't seem to find any other. As
result there had been men leaving
every day and constant grumbllng all
the fall. and 1t came to head Christ
mas day.
II was beautiful. bright Colorado
Christmas. The men were to work
In the morning. have a turkey dinner
AT noon and lay Off In the afternoon.
The old man Ind bought three pounds
of turkey per man---l50 pounds. The
birds had come out the day before.
About ten minutes after noon heard
kind Of an angry roar outside.
never heard anything like II before,
and 1t made me jump. II meant tr"u-
BILE OF some kind. I hurried out and
SuW u ruiSihE top ~ WV us"'t w tiO
cook tent. The men were all shaking
their fists In the mir and yelling with
one steady. hoarse. prolonged yell.
went around behind the tent and slip
ped In. There stood the cook raging.
fighting drunk. brandishlng meat ax
aud emitting a steady stream Of pro-
family. In front of him surged the
mob. Just out Of reach Of the meat ax.
crazy mad. didn't blame them.
They had come Off work with their
mouths all made up for turkey. and
not table was set. not II spark of tire
In the stove aud $50 pounds of turkey
scattered over the sec ton of alkali
plain which formed the floor.
The battle was short. The men ran
In behind the cook. tripod him and
the minute he was down had rope
around him.
"Ilang him. hang him.. they roared
and started of with him to the meat
pole.
In all my life never was SO scared
us | was that day. | didn't care In
the least whether the man was hang
ed. drowned or died In his bed. Yet
civilization rose up In me. and | knew
l hnd to save him. ran like n deer
TO get around the crowd and reach tho
meat pole first. and all the while l
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22
For the lconocIast.

Don't let your little ones into the Sc
cret that Santa Claus Is an impostor
Let them .gure out for themselves
how a fat man with big pack can
get into the parlor crate through the
chimney Of modern house heated by
steam. Imagination is a quality desir-
able to cultivate.
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EULL soon across the boundlegs

FULL soon across the boundless
plain,
Rencath the Christmas stars,
I'm going T. travel Oh ry train
Made up of baggage cars,
And they'll be simply stuffed with
toys
End other precious things
For little girls and little boys
For whom spread my wings.
On, yes, in jigtimc, down the track
I'll gayly glide along,
From tome across the land and back
To fill all hearts with song.
And to my agent at each town
I'll toss a bundle great
Zach artleSs child with Joy to crown
An make its heart clate.
ULL run along ca schedule time,
Through wind swept Drifts CT
snow.
lily bell shall be the Christmas
chime
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22
Not So Bad.

II asked my class If small boys II
any could tell me The meaning Of the
word apprentice. " said u teacher re-
Gently. ''aud all looked II. me biankiy
until one lad arose.
Gan you tell me what apprentice
meansf' repeated.
Yes. 1t means practiciDg work. ;"
Exchange.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22
A Timely Caution.

Don't give any one hrit-a brae OF pic
lures unless you are Iuurally sure you
know his taste Presents hi must he
displayed are api TO be great straiu
on the affe. lions. No matter how the
receiver may hate them. he must IA
Their them aud dcface hs rooms with
them or insult the giver Now. u book,
for instance. even If the receiver
doesn't like It aud doesn't want il. Gun
be tucked away among other books
and forgotten. bnt an ugly vase we
have always with us-ai least till we
can smash 1t.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22
WEAK ThrOat-Weak lungs

Cold after cold cough after cough! Troubled with this
taking-cold habit? Better break it up. We have great
confidence in Ayers Cherry Pectoral for this work. No
medicine like it for weak Threats and weak lungs Ask
His approval is valuable Follow his advice at all times
No alcohol in this cough medicine LCAgsT CO. ZovsG Mas.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22
Miatlette on Apnle res.

The growth Of the mistetoe on oal
Is now Of very rare occurrence. but 4
flourishes luxuriantly In many parts OF
England on the apple trees.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22

III you want a Thing well DONE
"'et an expert TO do II for yon.
Amt That more sense than what you
were going 10 ayT-Cleyrland Lead
er.
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lneomnIets information

I'VE are now exactly thousand
feet above the level Of the sea-"
"What sea-
THE guidebook doesn't say."-Eon
Viyant.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22

What we suffer springs generally
from what we have done. -Aristoph-
anes.
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THE trains made up. Already I
Am getting up the steam,
While piling in the cars sky high
The gifts Of which you dream.
With joy stand upon my head
And shout both far and near,
"Goodby unto the ancient sled
All hail the iron decrp'
n. X. Munkittrick in Success.
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THE IRON REINDEER

KIM up to date, end, be it said.
I certainly this year
shall break and burn the ancien
sled
And eDek the ancient deer.
Those things are out of date for nc
They're now shattered dream.
Oh, I'm as happy as can be
About my brand new scheme.
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That sets all hearts aglow.
And l shall call, and not in vain.
While stookingward / head
My mile minute flying train,
THE Christmas Limited.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18
IDAHO ITEMS.

The greater part of the Nez Perez
county exhibits for the A.-Y.-P. exposi-
tion have been shipped to Seattle.
Where the town of Roosevelt once
stood posterity will see but a large
lake formed by the damming of Mule
creek at it's confluence with Monu-
mental creek, the result of the destruct-
i've slide of tale and earth, rocks and
timber that wiped out building sites
and property on May 81. Between Is
and 20 feet of water now cover the fiat
where the town once stood.
The little mountain town of Forest,
on Craig mountain, near the Salmon
river summer ranges, is frequently be-
set by "wild and woolly'' cowboys
who have a great desire to shoot up the
town.
Judge w. w. Woods of the district
court of Shoshone county has been hon
ored by Governor Brady in being APP
pointed one of the three members of a
board of commissioners of Idaho to CO.
operate with other states in a move
ment for uniform legislation through
out the United States. The other two
members are Judge Fremont Wood of
Boise and James E. Babb of Lewiston.
Professors Sidney R. Sheldon and
William R. Chedsey of the university
will soon start for Portland, on their
summer vacation, from which point
they will start on a cruise of the coast
to Alaska in a 20-foot gasoline launch.
At the meeting of the alumni in the
convocation held with the board of re.
gents of the Idaho university, William
E. Lee of the class of 1903 was elected
president of the alumni association, and
with this duty he also takes the presi-
dency of the convocation and the gov.
erning board.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

try Of all lands. Notices Of the time
and place he must make entry will be
mailed to the successful applicants, and
if be fails to present himself on that
date or notifies the register that he
does not intend to make entry the per-
son holding the highest number to
no date has been assigned will be
at once notified hat he will be per-
to make entry on a date named
in such notice after all persons holding
numbers higher than his have had oP-
portunity to make entry.
Some Facts About Opening.
The agricultural lands on the Spo-
Indian reservation in the state Of
Washington will be open to registration
of applicants for homestead entry July
IS to August 5, 1909, at the United
States land Office in Spokane.
The drawing will be held August
9, 1909.
Filings may be made April /, 1910.
Homesteaders are required to pay S.
per acre for these lands, as follows: 81
per acre at the time of entry and the
balance in five equal annual install