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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21
JOHN SYKES is
GIVEN I6 YEARS
Former Prominent Resident
of Trenton Sentenced to
Hard Labor in Prison.
FORGERY AND LARCENY
Special bv United Pyssa Wirs.

oPtViuF UV UHIEeU Ffeah WIS.
Trenton, May 21:-John Sykes.
formerly leading lawyer and prom
inent in church and fraternal society
work, was today sentenced to sixteen
years at hard labor in state prison
for forgery and larceny,
Among the numerous charges
against him was one that he stole
$50 900 from the Brooks estate. he
fled hut wrote to his son that he
would return and take his punish.
ment. He was affestad when az
reached the depot.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21
NIAGARA FALLS 5000
DECORATION DAY.

Excursion from Perth Amboy Le-
high Valley railroad Tickets sold
May 2s and 80, good returning until
June /, all trains except Black Dia-
mond Express
9497-5-1s-21-25-27*
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21
Tablet at Old Barracks.

Trenton, May 21:-Two tablets
were unveiled yesterday at the Old
Barracks, one of Trenton's historical
buildings, with services that were
fitting and impressive.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21

Now is the time to protect your
currant and rose bushes. Buy a
Squirt gun and Hellebore at McCor-
mick's, so Smith street, Perth Am
boy. 2676-5-2I-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21

All prescriptions carefully com
pounded at Sections, 70 Smith street
2694-5-21-1tf
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21

We have a few more feet of that
1000 feet of hose left. McCormick's,
So Smith street.
2676-5-21-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21

Get 1t today, all copper tea kettles
S9c. Kelly & McAlinden Co.
2682-5-21-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21

Fountain pens Soc each at Sex
toms, 20 Smith street.
2sS4-5-21-1t"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21

Sale OF all copper nickle tea ket-
ties, soc. Kelly & MeAlinden CO.
26s2-5-21-ats
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21

Z The only way to meet competitib
ie TO advertise.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21

We have a heavy stock of window
glass on hand and it looks by tariff
revision as II we are going to have
lower prices on glass, therefore We
will make special prices on quanti-
ties. MoCormtck's so Smith street
2676-5-21-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21

Big special, all copper nickled tea
kettles sec. Kelly & McAlinden &
Co. 2ss2-5-21-1t'
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21
TO SIGN WHITE WAY
CONTRACT TOMORROW

There win be meeting of the Mer-
chants Progressive Association tomor-
row morning for the purpose Of signing
"a contract with the Public Service Cor
poration Cor the Great White WAY. y
The contract was received by the mer-
chants yesterday and if it satisfactory,
they will sign it tomorrow.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21

The only way to meet competition
is to advertise.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21

Now is the time to make your
window screens, We have the knock
down frames. McCormick's 80 Smith
street 2676-521-1te
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21

We have Just received our stock
of U. s. Bunting, Flags and Ham
mocks at McCormick's, SO Smith
street. 2676-5-21-1t%
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-21

subaerlbe ror be NEwa.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28

Hilo Tribune.-Charlie Motley, the
great leader of the Home Rule party,
said last week that if Delegate Kalani-
anaole were willing to run for Dele
gate at the next election at the head
of the Home Rule ticket, he, Motley,
would be perfectly willing to yield to
him this place which he has filed for
so many years.
Motley was in Hilo but few hours,
having arrived on Thursday afternoon
bringing his daughter, Mrs. w. H.
Heen, to Hilo, and leaving for Hama
kua in the Mauna Kea the following
morning. The talk about the report
to the effect that the Delegate had
withdrawn from the Republican party
was all over the street, and Motley was
asked by many politicians what his
opinion of the situation was.
al don't believe the report" said
Motley. tI think that it is all hot air.
1 still think that Kuhio will get the
nomination from the Republican, party
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
THE SIERRA INTENDS
TO MAKE RECORDS

When the Oceanic liner Sierra makes
her first trip across the Pacific from
San Francisco to Honolulu as an oil.
burner, It will be one of the fastest
voyages ever made between these two
ports according to statements made by
Oceanic company officials to Lloyd
childs, who had charge Of the Hawai-.
Wan exhibit at the Seattle Fair. Mr..
Childs returned 20 Honolulu on the
transport Dix,
Before leaving Seattle Mr.. Chllds re-.
eeiyed q cablegram from the company
stating that the liner was being over
hauled for the Honolulu trafiic, and
would be subject 10 charter for special
excursions on tho first two or three
trips, MI chllds on his IstuTn 10 the
Cohst will endeayoT 10 gtt up an eS'
eufslon from seattle, Tacoma aud spo'
kuno. no believes tbs time 10 rips
foT sueh aa excursion, luasmueh ss a
number " Spokanelies dave been en-
dsagofiug a. nffEnge for 4 steamer foT
ipii purb b trip
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
WIFE DIES IN
DRUNKEN STUPOR.

Death lurked in the orgy Of Kaolelo
and his wife on Christmas Day and
picked the wife, Kahiki, for a victim
the next morning. Together with sew
eral friends, the two had spent the en-
tire day drinking and continued the
debauch we'll into the night, until the
woman laid down in a drunken stupor
and fell asleep. Kaolelo laid down a
minute later and, after the guests had
gone, also went to sleep. At two
clock in the morning he woke up and,
attempting to awaken his wife, found
her dead beside him.
They were living in tenement on
the mauka-Ewa corner of Kukui and
Nuuanu avenue and the small room and
the mattresses in it are wine.stained
and until cleaned out reeked with gin.
With the dead body of his wife be-
side him, Kaolelo did his best to drink
himself to death also, and it was only
because the liquor ran out that he did
not succeed.
Neighbors on the same floor heard
the old man weeping about two o clock
and investigation showed him to be
also in drunken stupor and hardly
realizing the tragedy that had happen
ed. He slept the balance of the even
ing on the mattress with the dead
woman.
In the morning he arose sober, fully
appreciative of his bereavement. There
was still a half demijohn of wine left
and some gin, and, making no attempt
so have the body removed and with
the declaration that he wanted to go
make and that they might as well en-
joy themselves even if his wife was
dead, seized and finished the entlrs
amount.
He continued the second orgy, alter
nately laughing and weeping, until the
liquor ran out and the police came to
take charge of the body of his wife.
He is an old man approaching sixty -r
sixty.fve, long faced and smooth
shaven, slightly bent with age, and
last night, seen mourning over the cof-
fin in the undertaking parors, showed
unmistakuble signs of the debauch.
License Inspector Fennell will make
an attempt to trace up the seller of
the liquor and have sample of the
gin and wine analysed to determine
whether or not there were any inju-
rious authorizations in it.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
EAST IN GRIP
OF GREAT
STORM
FALL OF SNOW STOPS TRAFFIC
Gale Drives the Sea Into Cities
Streets-Suffering and
Death Reported. s
FALL OF SNOW STOPS TRAFFIC
(By Associated Press.)

PHILADELPHIA, December 81
The worst storm for years is raging
along the Atlantic coast. In this city
the snow has fallen twenty-five inches
deep on the level and it has drifted
in places to height of ten feet.
Railroad service is disrupted and
trains throughout the country are
stalled.
Three persons are known to have
died here yesterday as result of ex-
posure to the cold.
Boston Suffers.
BOSTON, December ga disas-
trous storm is raging throughout the
New England States, this city seeming
to be the storm center.
Yesterday the tide, driven by the
gale reached the highest point on rec
ord here, the inrushing waters being
driven across the docks and on to the
lowlying streets along the waterfront.
Three persons have been drowned.
The electric wires are down and the
railroads are blocked.
Millions of dollars worth Of prop
erty has been damaged.
Many towns and cities along the
coast are in darkness, the lighting sys-
TEN being rendered useless through
broken poles and tangled wires.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
Now Believed That Humphreys
Measure May Pass
Congress.
NO AID FOR THE FREIGHTERS
Provisions of the Proposed Law
Have Not Been Made Pub
lie as Yet.
Ry Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, December 25.-It is
now believed that ship subsidy bill
is in sight which can pass congress and
meet with the approval of the Presi-
dent The provisions of this bill have
not yet been made public and will not
he until January 4, when the bill will
be introduced in the house. Repre-
sentative Humphrey, the father of the
bill, yesterday submitted several pro-
posed amendments to the President for
his consideration. 1t is understood
that the amendments meet with the
approval of the President.
The Humphrey bill provides for the
extension of the four-dollar mail sub
.sidy rate to the ships now eligible to
the two-dollar rate which may ply be-
tween China, Australia, the Philippines
Japan and South America. The ships
eligible to the two-dollar rate are those
on the long runs which are not fast
enough to make them eligible to the
four-dollar rate. This bill does not pro
vide any subsidy for freighters moi
carrying mail.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
MOTLEY OFFERS TO STEP
OUT IN FAVOR OF KUHlO

even though Il be true that he has
fallen out with the administration.
"However, if Kuhio has quit the
Republican party and wants to run for
Delegate on the Home Rule ticket,
am perfectly willing to step aside and
to let him run in my place. 1 will
only do so, however, on the under
standing that Kuhio will agree to stand
for the principles which / have stood
for in the past. These are in the
main the advocacy of changes in our
land laws, altering them so that the
poor people will have chance to get
their share of the public lands, and so
that they may be enabled to get rich
from the lands. As a matter of fact,
we ought to have the New Zealand
land laws introduced here, and this is
what have been fighting for the past
four years, but have been preaching to
deaf ears. But, as say, if the Prince
is willing to stand for these principles
am willing to step aside in his
| favor.n
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
TEN THOUSAND AS
A CHRISTMAS GIFT

The children's hospital received
Christmas gift of 10000, in six per
cent, bonds, from the Mary Castle
Trust This fine contribution brings
the endowment fund up TO $4,000,
The hospital WIS ready 20 receive pa
tents last Monday, and four littlo
ones came in during the first week,
With a corps Of gentle, trained
nurses and assistants, with Doctor
li0demann as physician aud Doctor
Judd ~ surgeon, and d complete equip
meni, the hospital Is prepared 20 care
f0f all children Who may he presented.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
TWO THOUSAND HAPPY
CLAMORERS in, THE LINE

hundreds with
all their could hold of
hundred dolls
served its the happiness
ton proved it.
kind holding off while the band played and
long boys and filed the in
The committee and the willing helpers
the evident they supplying the
ones for whom they labored
received Ss, .fsiifiEi, II
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
KUHlo AND fREAR TOGETHER.

Delegate kuhio arrived yesterday "
saa frausiseo, on Tho steamship ko'
les, 0oyefsof fleaf, 90 bio way back
~ Dopoluiu, Il ibopghl 90 bs noW 10
kau igAnrl5ro also. n 10 plahnhle
lhai ihy 800 nlll mnel and halr Nv
opportunity 10 Nlk offl ihr Lead bill
allsh lhf Naifinur ipub ~ MAthlngf
500 hni hHi lpifudpfoi 10 as pulsF
Haie Nsmp lHi0 ihf h9nig
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
ISAAC TESLA, WELL
KNOWN HAWAIIAN, DEAD

Isaac Tesla, a wellknown young Ha-
waiian, whose home is on Kalihi road,
died on Christmas Day OF drOpsy,
at his home. The deceased was a
printer, recently of the Star, who until
few months ago was with the Ha.
waiian Gazette Company. He was phl.
ticularly well liked by his employers
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
DOCTOR COOK GETS
YET ANOTHER JOLT
Explorers Club Kicks Him Out
and Rejects His Mount
Mckinley Claim.
(By Associated Press.)

: NEW YORK, December 24.-The Elk.
plorer's Club has unanimously adopted
a report which is adverse to Doctor
Cook in regard to his claim that he
climbed to the top of Mount Mckinley.
1t is not believed that Cook reached
the summit of Mckinley. The report
includes resolution expelling Cook
from the club.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
RUS eURFD IN . 70 ~ DLys.

FAKU UININEhI Q RugTanlead
% cure any ease " Itching Blind,
lileedlng o. pgolIuding Piles 10 0 20
~ days efnpAfy IeluRdsd Made by
fARlh htplElhE % bsiEl L,ais,
q btefA
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
wATon FoR sYMgToMa oT oEovP

DO nei allgv sfopp 20 Develop chem
l,sdsiR . repgh hsmeay rili pfeFsni
the sflash WslrA Co. ihe asl rfmp
Zen, nelfl u aHually hasItsasH aaa
aiYf fhlf lfmlay flsfly u ftnnld Az
sayf Do llgf "a lhf hnmf ehfls lhslf
80 ynspe }hlalfr lsl aslf W heh'
~ sH.n 4 feg ha arfpis ~ ~
ssike iaaA4f
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
SAToLLpS CONDITION
is EXTREMELY SERIOUS
(By Associated Press.)

ROME, December 2i.-Cnrdinal sa-
TOLL IL suffering from relapse and
his life h despaired Of.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
ZELAYA TRAVELS
WITH AN ESCORT
Arrives at Corinto on Special
Train Accompanied by
Bodyguard.
(By Associated Press,)

CORINTo, December %. = Former
President zalaya of Nicaragua arrived
here yesterday, accompanied by guard
of fifty men and Maxim gun. spe-
cial train brought the ex-President and
his escort 1t is believed that Zelaya
is planning to leave the country.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
ALPHoNs0 OF SPAIN
TO BE OPERATED UPON

MADhlD, Deern'bsr el,-King A.
ph0Hsa u preparing ~ bp operated
upou The king's coalition II eauslnp
ansiaiY
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28

when Sanity said in Hawaiian: ''Don t
be scared; won Z eat you. To think
that Santa Claus could talk to them
in their native tongue was reassuring
and they came forward and soon they
were a very happy lot of little fellows
bearing candies, toys, whips, pocket
knives and oranges. One boy, the
smallest of all, could not get over his
fright and was picked up and carried
along the line by d newspaperman. and
when he had reached the end of the
line and found himself the possessor of
so many treasures, he let his tears dry
and looked around to see whether his
little fellows had more than himself
These boys were all from the Kalihi
Home for Boys. They were brought to
the Christmas tree, with older girls
from the home for girls as chaperones,
in Ed. Lewis big sightseeing auto. 1t
was their first auto ride, too, and to
Mr.. Lewis they looked up as superior
sort of being. Last year Mr.. Lewis
took lot of people to the Kalihi
homes and received so much per pas
senger. He found that these people
were contributing toward Christmas
| for the inmates and then contributed
all he had collected and more too. II,
remembered the little ones, and thi
year brought as many as he could t,
| the tree.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
The Political Bombshell.

Hilo Tribune.-The absolutely def
mite announcement made by Delegate
Kalanianaole to the effect that he is
opposed, in toto, to the administrators
attitude in land matters, has without
doubt given rise to serious and rather
complicated political situation. 1t had,
of course, been thought that the Dele
gate Is retraction of his statement re-
garding the Governor in connection
with the Kau homesteads had ended the
situation, but his subsequent general
statement made it even more of puz-
zle. 20
In the mean time the cloud has some,
if faint, silver Innings. The island OF
Hawaii may have some satisfaction in
the demonstration of the fact that,
while the WaiOhinu episode may have
been, to use the homely proverb, the
straw which broke the camel's back, 1t
was not responsible for the ideas of
the Prince with regard to the admins
tration of the public lands, which have,
according to the Delegate himself, been
in his mind for long time past, but
was merely the cause for the express
sion thereof at this time. Consequently
the claim which the Honolulu press is
fond of making, namely that all politi-
cal evils have their source and origin
on this island, will be found to be
| false.
AS a matter of fact, since it appears
that the Delegate has been harboring
his ideas concerning the administration
for long time past, even before the
| time of the Frear administration, as
his reference to the Lanai sale shows,
it may be fortunate that the crisis
came to a head at this time, instead
of later. 1t seems very evident that
the explosion was bound to come at
some time, and it was certainly better
to have it now, than it would have
been had it taken place at time close
to the election, when its political con-
sequences might have been incalcul.
able. AS it is there is considerable
time before the election in which many
things may happen. In the mean time
it would be well for local Republicans
to sit tight and watch developments
rather than to try to take steps which
may only aggravate the situation.
Reputation or Defeat.
Maui News.-While touring Hawaii
Kuhio discovered a strong undercur-
rent of public opposition to the secre.
tive and evasive tactics of Governor
Frear and saw that he must repudiate
some of the Governor tactics or have
the Republican party repudiated at the
polls next fall. Kuhio showed lack
of tact in discussing the question and
while gaining much among the poorer
class has made difficult task for him
self in winning back the administration
forces which he must have to be re
elected.
Frear is supported by the industrial
leaders and while such support is OF
great value it isn't everything in {
political campaign. 1t is idle to crit
cize Kuhio for what he didn t do a.
the conference with Frear before hi
had gone out among the rank and fiji,
of the electorate and learned thei
thoughts on public matters.
1t is not too late for the Governo
and the Delegate to get together. Frea
needs the support of the public Will,
Kuhio needs the administration forces
An adjustment of differences should
prove valuable to both.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
DISASTROUS FLOODS IN
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
tBy Associated Press.)

MADRID, December 24.-Disastrous
floods are causing great anxiety
throughout Spain aud Portugal.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
TURBINE STEAMERS FOR
THE PACIFIC OCEAN

WisT0h Dlpemhef ~ n 4 Jopnfl
a ihal $40 ~ lnfhiap patsspaef
siffmsIa nsnfgl spa Yels ~ ~ NJ
ifeflffnlfs ~ ~ lsiiAfi ~ We W
; fNesl lihg
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28

and by his fellow workers, among whom
he set an example of industry aud
thrift. While with the Gazette he In,
stituted a savings association among
the men, as a result Of which Thousands
of dollars we're saved aud invested
Nh Teslh WAS quiet man, but one
who bad q large eirelo Of devoted
friends lllh death 10 loss ~ tae
liasniiaaui among whom he Nas a
leader la the right direction.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
TWA|N's DAUGHTER
FOUND DEAD IN TUB
Believed That EpiIeptic Fit May
Have Been the Cause of
Her Death.
(By Associated press.)

; REDDING, Connecticut, December
24.-Miss Jeanne Clemens, the daugh-
ter of Mark Twain was today found
dead in bathtub. 1t is believed that
death was due to an epileptic fit, the
young woman having been afflicted
with that disease for some time.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
PRESS
ON POLITICS
Variety of Opinions EditoriaIIy
Expressed Concerning
Kuhio's Break.

Hawaii Herald.-A careful reading
of the Kuhio difficulty, as given in the
Honolulu papers, fails to show that the
Delegate has left the Republican party.
His trouble is, rather, with the dila-
toriness of the administration In put
ting the land law into effect when
citizens have sought their rights. 1t
is this dilatoriness that has cost, and
will cost, votes to the Republican party
and stirring up of departmental work
would seem to be necessary. At the
same time it should be remembered
that the legislature Invariably checks
quick work on the part of the survey
department by giving it small appro'
priations. In urging that the land be
cut up the Delegate is simply follow
ing the recommendations of former
President Roosevelt and OF every public
man almost who has ever visited these
Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28

Tho schooner Eva arrived at Mahu
eona VA Thursday win lpmbsr
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
PLENTY of hasle,

Thea The llasHlian hsHd cams, bod
ID hapellmrlaief leIgeL sna toak 80
llps ia fparp hflasen lhp isp palk
epfnlugr bnd dlfffily opposite lhs iffr
VIA 40 tHrrllmfsisf Hna b. band
hplf pfgfrnl u Ne b fulf hnp lhbi
~ flsIflfnf eeRli ~ pn
VALE ~ ispa nas plsIlpp Ola
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
Busy Committee.


AS the line began to pass more rap
idly before the tree, the people who
had volunteered their services to help
pass the toys over had their hands full.
First there were ladies to pass out the
candy; then more ladies passed over
dolls to the girls and some gentleman
passed knives to the boys; then there
were toys at the adjoining tables, and
oranges and more toys 1t was busy
line, and in this tropical Honolulu the
men worked with coats off and the
ladies removed their wraps. 1t was a
barefooted line of children that pass.
ed by, few wearing shoes or stockings.
AS the children passed the line of
tables into the big open green sward
beyond, the girls set the example OF
sitting down upon the grass to spread
their belongings out that they might
take. account of their gifts. There
were little parties of two and three
and four and sometimes eight. They
gazed upon their possessions and now
and then effected trade. They were
oblivious to the interest the spectators
manifested in their little picnic par
ties.
Toward the end of the gift.giving
when nearly two thousand had passed
small boy asked if the tree people
| did not have flag. "Gimme a flag
please, mister; I jest want flag. Sure
| I want it, A bundle of figs was
found and one was passed out to him
and he bore it off proudly, Haunting il
and leaping as he went.