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ishing Co. rThe New York WORLD.
nor of the Schlits-Holstein Ksonols.
Nor do we find any record of them q
our books"
How old Is this Lacquer"
"Only three years,' he replied: 'bVt
we are all experts. I have not missed
an important dog show in twenty ysazsA
I have been a Judge Of French bulldogs
for eleven years. I raise thsm."
How many German shows havs you
attended recently?' I asked.
: None" he retorted. but I read an
the dog news published In both the Eng
fish and French sporting periodicals."
you certainly a missed . big 6et"
I laughed sarcastically. by not read
ing the German papers. The Wsstmin.
stcr Dalmatian u a German bull. The
Kaiser developed the brood nvs years
ago. n now they can't raise them fast
enough In Berlin"
what proof have you Of all thisf"
THE dog" I answered
"A dog Ia no proof Of It's own pedar
gree he answered. stif1iy.
You'd better send . commission to
Germany to take testimony" I rug.
geetod. III you don't Ike the peol8ree
Of my dos I sent you are ct pssfsct
liberty 10 dislike II. It n . confession
Of your ignorance. Of the very highest
modern breeds Of dogs. This LeaSue OF
yours had better wake up. It loolo TO
me a. II you're . lot of dead onss. Never
heard Of . Westminster DAlmAtian
bull. That's SUR . good one. and I
~,,eas I'll ~ritA Tn thu pAnAra ahouk NJ
Shrunk turned deathly pale n
sasped:
PLEASE don't! We accept voof Ds0i.
gree. We will write to Germany tor
further particulars. u meanwhile oou.
slider your dog IN every way eligible to
| Dogwood Terrace. 0ood-night." he
said, family, and tottersd oW inss os
darkness.
To Be Continusd.) fcAV
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lineage I endowed him with.
although I scorned to reply to the
agent OF the Love Your Pets League
whether or not the four-iegged bunch
Of fur ! brought home In my pocket came
Of highborn parents or otherwise. I lost
no time In adopting the suggestion Of
my neighbor. Timothy Brisket. to invent
. canine a%ristocracy and set my pup on
. level next to royalty. I wrote him
down . Westminster" Dalma&iAn bull.
sired by Champion Wilhelm-Frits Of the
SchMtx- Hoistein Kennels: dam. Lady
Angina Pectoris Of Teck. Then. having
filled In all the other necessary specin.
cations. I sent . copy Of the pedigree to
the secretary Of the Love Your Pets
League.
I expected that the document would
sort Of knock that august body cold. It
did. II brought the president of the
league hot-foot to call. I read on his
lard the name Ethelbert shrunk.
'Mr. Riddle" ne began. sternly. you
have greatly mysthed the Love Your
Pets League by the strange pedigree
you sent In. We have none q US ever
heard Of . Westminster Dalnokian bull.
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EVE "a here and a visit

)HR1STMAS EVE u here n q visit
to the shops this evening will
~ make It hard for an onlooker to
realize that the League has accom-
plished anything in the line Of early
shopping.
However, there Is a large class of
people whose generous instinct demands
every available dollar At this season
and so the last days p~ay-enveiope must
be called into reauisition at the eleventh
hour and the usual crowd will be in
such evidence that II will probably be
has left the building with the look upon
the face that plainly says. Il an so glad
1t Is all over"
In doing your shopping tonight give
these salespeople your consideration.
They have been under q severe strain
during these last weeks and to-day, ever
since s A. NJ. It has been the constant
rush which IL so nerve-rachng.
So do not ply them with unnecessary
questions and do not expect individual
attention. Be courteous to them and
you will probably receive the same re-
turn. II not. pass II by and have no
arguments over It.. Remember tonight
ushers In the season of peace and good
will to all.
This sentiment might remind you Of
people less fortunate than yourself who
would appreciate a slight recognition.
Possibly q friend mourns the recent
loss of one dear to her. A little token
and q half hour Of cheery talk from you
would brighten her Christmas wonder
fully.
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Timely Hints for
Christmas Shoppers.

Perhaps the w~age-earner has host his
position or has been taken from . can
fly among your acquaintance and the
poo children will look In vain for the
Santa Claus who always nAsd Weir
stockings TO overlooking In focuDer
years. A little help from you viii W19G
wonders and the shops are full OF ~.
gestions In Gifts. Several are making
a speciality Of Christmas dinnerA CAs
various articles are packed into . bAs-
ket ready for delivery and many .
family would appreciate such . aft
tonight.
Wherever the grim reaper has entered
q household during the year. Christ
mas Day will be sad. An invitation TO
dinner and possibly a small token from
you will mean so much to the ones
who cannot and a bit of ChristmAs
cheer In their homes.
The invalid who Is deprived Of many
Of the pleasures OF the Yuletide apVfe-
ciates a little recognition Of you sym
patty. even II II Is only q booklet With
some cheering sentiment.
You can show your good will to eAoss
to whom you are indebted for fAvors
during the year. There Is your maid or
the little girl who so often minds the
baby for you The 1anitor he's. no
doubt. done you many a favor and your
laundress or the woman who does your
cleaning wouid appreciate . practical
gift.
Therefore let to-night's Christmas
shopping be tempered with peace end
good will to all men,"
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WHAT WAS DONE WITH THE MONEY!

YVYG1N ~ractiod men" fall out the thing they do not say
w may b more ~sgniftcsnt than the things they do. The
W business that va transacted in the White House between
THssaes Roosevelt and Edward H. Hartman about q week before
~ election Of 1904 y n point
III disputsd whstAsr Roosevelt o. another asked Hartman for
nsoey 70 aid in carrying New York. 1t il disputed whether the
msnsy ~ ussd to carry the State for the presidential or the guber-
nstosil ticket. But none Of the parties in interest seems to feel
~ there vs anything d~iscrsditsble in pouring . quarter Of . million
douay Into this State in the closing days Of the campaign, turning,
% Hartman thought, at least $4,000 votes in the city Of New York
alone" That point IL not in controversy.
Why has there been 90 little curiosity as to the use Of q fund
raised after the voters were presumed to have made up their minds ?
Why has not public opinion sharply admonished the persons most
concerned that the burden Of proof as to its use was on them? Has
the country assumed with Napoleon that you canno, make an omclet
without breaking some eggs, and that elections may properly be
vote p
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blishins Co. CThe New York World.
kept my eyes glued to the floor.
, why, what's the natter" he asked
IN surprise. are you III or angry. or
what?"
so you 20 around drinking with men
and let your wife worry herself sick
for fear you've been hurt or something
/ burst out finally.
joan
Don't repeat my name with that
Sunday school Infection l answered
hotly. II suppose this Is the beginning.
From now on It will be nothing but q
succession OF friends whom you haven't
seen for Ave years.
lie took my wrists firmly In his grasp.
Little girl. listen to me-" he said,
| very gently. you dom really know
what you're saying-this Is not MY Joan
talking. l told YOU the exact truth. ]
, do mot go around drinking, as you put
It'd had one drink. I needn't have told
you the TRUTH could nave said that l
was detained at the oftce-that's the
usual excuse. And don't you know that
I'd rather be here with you than any
place in the wide world? What do you
suppos ! married you for, little girl''
Il went out to meet you, and every
thing" sobbed. And the meS
laughed at me for waiting for my huV-
band. ! suppose they knew I'D get over
II soon"
,'Bu, you're not COINS to. are YOU"
When Ted says things like that In his
deep, sof, voice l just have to GIVE In
-u-.
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'why, ] would ave phoned tonight"
he said, but I didn't istter myself that
any one would take the trouble to worry
over a great biz thing like me-, II l
didn't show up on the minute. Really,
dear, my self-respect has grown pro-
~digiously In the last ten minutes"
And the dinner that ! thought was
going to be so dismal and horrid turned
out to be aimos, a festive occasion, It's
good 10 settle things by arbitrattea!
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Another Domestic Problem

THE prospective bride and groom tcolorsd)
were not known to the minister and 90. to
perform the ceremony conscientiously. he
askei . lot OF questions. The man. he learned.
had come recently from the South and was
WORKING IN . hotel In town where his desired
bride was . wAtrsa.
Have you bssu married bsore'" to the con-
~sntSonal bach.
"YAs. sAh.'
'wte livinsi"
"YAs. sah."
where 10 shs'"
Down South. sah."
WHY dosAn't che live with your"
well. sab. she lef' me-"
why did she leave your
Don rightly know. sah. I vas away when
che 10"
Aud they sought another minister. Every
bodys Magazine.
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WH %p
aS|S@

-
GtVV THAT do you get for Christi
M ma. 0usr" asked Mr., Jar
w tAithough Il WAS only Dec
20. ~ he dropped into the cafe on tho
corner the other evening.
u got Q grouchi" said Gus. surlily'
~ he wiped the bar.
That wa . birthday present. You
got II On your fret birthday and you've
had Il svsr since" ventursd Mr.. Jar.
airiiy.
You get u my liquor stors'" sas>
Gus. what good 10 your trade to me'
] Amt seen you for weeks. ! guess.
ms yos. you are going In bad company,
| Well. look out young fellsr. ne = bad
sign when . man don't come into my
place, Have you been drinkingF'
mo, ! haven't" replied Mr.. Jarr. I've
been % busy that when ! get home OF
an evening I'm 10 tired ! haven the
ambition 10 20 out again"
And where do ! come In on that
asked Gus, "Ain't ! got a right to i've
II you are too busy to drop into see me,
and Bepler. the butcher. Ii too busy
and Muller. the grocer. then I amt
busy. and the brewery shuts down on
my mortgage cause I don't can meet
the payments.
say. ! know . feller what Is watch
man for a brewery. and he sits In the
saloons after they are closed by the
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Needed DuStin0,

A WOMAN crossing on q frTybost told Q ds>A.
hand that she wanted 10 zee ~ 01oia
when the boat reached the aip ~ ~
. complaint. When the captain cAms ne VWna
said:
Il want 10 make . complaint about - n
prsssysS In the deck ceiling. Just iess q
them"
en-. madsmf' asked the captain. % ~ buHsd
up ct them.
Matter with them'" echoed the woman. ~Dps'
you - that thSy'n distyi rhv ouhs : b
% I'D 10 put ons d thos dusty thkaQ q -
Z, v veAl .sws b q y vvas s01At@kn66'
- JeuuaL "
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The Days Good Stories

In . buggy. the old man never took ~ ~
off the bobber In the water.
When the travelling man returned. iats 4 n
afternoon, he wA greatly surprised b ~ ~
old man still In the ssme position, M .
eyes glued on the bobber.
Hello. uncle" he shouted. ANY luk 10
dayt"
Without taking his saie of the cork vGksA
rested on the surface Of the placid strsaA -
old mAn replied
Had . nibble long about noon ."%SdA
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~ Ue@%g%%@

m~ortGaEed. and he told me he has been
busy too. this winter. lie says he's
been In seventeen closed saloons IN W
months, He hasn't met his wife and
FAMILY except when his little boy brings
his meals. My. business has been so
bad for mo that ] told him ia be glad
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II he was setting IN my store awhile. II
only for company"
Just then Mr.. Slavinsky. to slesaer'
dropped In and, as though a signSo had
been flashed around the neighhoyhood,
Bepier. the butcher. and Mu9yr. the
| grocer. and RAFFERTY,. the buitQsr. and
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Wen strike a
bargain. Any time
that you're to be
even a tiny bit
late. you're TO
phone II possible
and then won't
worry. VIII you
promise"
lie laughed.
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wood Terrace to
h . possession OF
~pedigreed pups. In
defiance Of these
rules and regula-
lions I smuggied
Willie John into
m y villa a d
equipped him with
a homemade pedi-
gree. wish to re-
mark In prelude
that he was some
pup and lost no
time In striving TO
hyo I'm IN tho roval
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FiShermdn'S Luck.

IN the Cstskfi foothfs. Q Nov York TRAVELLING
man vAo wss Mailing . TIP Overland paosd
. o. ola Usa who ~ nshias VII Aest ~
~ oAl ss0am. ~ ~ tFuDw tRoao y
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Memoirs of a
By Barton Wood Currie

Copyright. 1911. by The Press Publ
TN a previous memoir I mentioned the
Love Your Pets League n the
rules by which the league restricted
dwellers 4 n d O e
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Hogmanay was the chief night for the per-
pormances of the guisers Of gysards. or gut
yards, although they did not confine themselves
to that evening. their season" continuing right
through the Daft Days. In places in which
guising still goes on the performances. how
ever, are nearly always on the evening of Hog
manay. The guisers are masquers, and their
drama bears some resemblance to the old
Twelfth Night mumming in England. and. like
il, is believed to be a relic of the mystery
plays.
The versions found in different parts of the
country are not identical, but they bear a GER
tain family resemblance to each other. The
dressing was not by rule, but was entirely
dependent on the available wardrobe"
Sometimes the boy performers donned shirts
which had belonged to their fathers, adorned
their heads with paper caps, and had brilliant
sashes round their waists in (which were hung
swords of lath, or metal If they could be OBJ
tanned. The most simple form OF guising was
that in which two boys sang while a third, who
was dressed as a girl, and known as Bessie,
engaged in a number of antics.
But a more ambitious form was that OF the
Galashans, or Galatians, or Galoshens-the
name varies. The Galashans wore hideous
masks, paper caps. and such odd garments as
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they were able to get hold of. One of them
announced himself thus:
"Galashan, Galashan,
Galashan is my name,
Sword and buckler by my side,
l hope to win the game"
To which another promptly and tiercely re-
torted:
The game, sir, the game, sir,
Is not within your power;
I'll cut you down in inches
In less than half an hour"
A terrific battle ensued, and at last one OF the
performers was "cut down" A doctor was
called for, and there entered a boy clad in a
dark suit and a battered tall hat, carrying a
bag supposed to contain the implements OF his
profession. He announced himself as:
DIR. Brown,
The very best doctor in all the town"
After a number of antics, including the comic
administration of pills from a huge box, the
dead man" was restored to life. Then "Bes-
sic" went round with a money-box.
1t is customary in Scotland to "sit OUT the
old year. In the towns the custom dates from
time immemorial, but in the country 1t was
long considered unlucky to be out of bed when
the new year was ushered in. Early in the
evening the children were washed and put to
bed. An oat cake, known as a hammock, was
baked for each, and great care had to be taken
in the process of baking, for a child whose
hammock vas broken while being fired would
not survive the following year. At half-past
eleven the seniors went to bed, but before
retiring they covered the fire and carefully
swept up the hearth, carrying out of the house
every particle Of ash. An anxious eye was kept
on the fire, however, for to have allowed 1t to
expire before the new year began would have
been unlucky.
But it was different in the towns. Then, as
now. the streets were crowded at twelve
o'clock at night On Hogmanay. 1t has been
said that a generation ago the streets were
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One of the most common rhymes was the
following brief couplet. Sometimes 1t was
tackled on to one or other of those already
given:
"Oor feet's capld, oor shoon's thin,
Gie's a piece an let's rim"
Another version has it:
"Gie's COR cakes, and let's rim"
Still another old greeting is:
"Hogmanay,
TroIloday.
Gie's o. your white bread, an name o. your
gray"
There are many others; the children in some
places singing a long ditty.
A Hogmanay custom of a very curious kind
is peculiar to certain parts of the highlands.
Young and old in the district gather at the
house OF some substantial farmer. and one of
the stoutest of the company drags the dried
hide of a COW round the house behind him.
three times. The rest follow, beating the hide
with sticks and singing the following extraor-
binary rhyme:
"Hogmanay, yellow bag.
Beat the skin.
Carlin in neuk, carlin in kirk,
Carlin ben at the fire,
Spit in her two eyes, spit in her stomach.
Hogmanay."
This is supposed to have something to do
with warding off fairy spells, the evil eye and
the effect of witchcraft generally. After COM
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buster at midnight on Hogmanay than at mid
day. A vast crowd still gathers every year at
the Iron Kirk in Edinburgh, waiting till
twelve o'clock strikes. A similar gathering is
found at the town house or principal church
in many other towns. In some places the bells
are rung. In Dundee the advent Of the new
year is announced by the boom of the time
gun.
Immediately the clock strikes twelve the
crowds melt as by magic. Everybody PUSHES
off to be "frst-foot' to some of his friends.
Formerly the frstfooters carried a spiced
bowl of wassail, a mixture composed of hot
spiced ale, with a dash of whisky in it, and
sometimes sugar and other ingredients. The
concoction was known in Scotland as the hot
pint" In these days a bottle of whisky is
carried.
NJ "frst-foot' must enter a house empty
handed" OF course the whisky bottle pre-
vents any calamity happening on this score.
The personality of the "frst-foot," however,
counts for much. 1t is of vital Importance to
have a lucky "frst-foot," and fortunately there
are many marks to distinguish the lucky from
the unlucky. There are still persons to be
found who would as soon admit his Satanic
majesty as their first visitor for the year as
an unlucky "frst-foot." In some places the
"frst-foot" must be a bachelor. but this is not
a common restriction. Among those who are
to be reckoned lucky as a "arst-foot" are cler-
gymen, persons who spread out their feet, per
sons who were born feet first, persons noted
for kindness, a sweetheart, etc. A horse Is a
lucky "irst-foot." So Is a hen. Among those
who are unlucky in the role of "frst-foot" we
find associated persons with fiat feet, thieves,
persons who walk with their toes turned in,
deformed persons, persons whose eyebrows
meet, the hangman, the grave digger and (tell
1T not among members of the Women's Social
and Political union, whisper 1t not in the ears
of members of the Women's League of Free
DOM women generally. A pig is an unlucky
"frst-foot," and so is a hare. Perhaps this
may be useful information to some readers.
! On New Years day, and still more frequent.
ly on Handsel Monday, there used to be popu-
lar shooting matches or Wapinschaws. But
difficulties with regard to the gun tax have
ruined these.
Handsel Monday, as l have already men
toned, is the first Monday after New Years
day. 1t was SO called because on this day
servants, children and friends were presented
with their handsel-a generic term for gifts
in money or kind. In the towns Christmas
boxes are supplanting handsel. OF course the
thing is the same-the only difference being
In the name.
Firth Of Forth, a curious New Year game,
known as Yettlins, has been played since time
immemorial. 1t appears to be peculiar to the
locality. The play takes place over a portion
of the shore called the Skelleys. Thename in
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course, If such 1t can be called, is about a mile
in length, and is over the rocks all the way. At each
end is a goal marked by a huge boulder. The ~yettlins,
which give their name to the game, are balls Of cast iron,
about two and one-half inches in diameter and weighing
about a pound and a half. Each player has a ball, and
the object of the game is by repeated throws to cover
the distance between the goals. The one who reaches
the goal in fewest throws scores a hail" and a certain
number Of halls constitute a game. The yettlin goes
at immense speed when it is thrown, and the delivery ia
pretty high.
Another very remarkable local custom connected
with the New Year is the burning of the clavie. 1t takes
place in the little village Of Burghead, on the southern
shore OF the Moray Firth, a few miles north Of Elgin,
and is quite unique. The ceremony Is held invariably on
New Years eve old style. The clavie, which is built ac-
cording to regulations rigidly fixed by ancient custom,
consists of half an archangel tar barrel supported on
a stout pole. 1t is packed with wood, which Is piled I'D
a foot above the brim, after which tar is poured over
1t copiously. Into a space which has been left in the
center a piece of turf is put, it being imperative that no
match should be employed. While the fame is gather
ing strength the crowd gives three cheers for the king
the provost, the town, the harbor and the railway, Then
a stalwart fisherman seizes the blazing clavie and car.
ries 1t off. AS soon as he reaches the junction of two
streets he is relieved, and in this way the clavie is car
ried round the town. At every street corner the bearer
is changed. There is keen competition for the honor of
carry ing the clavie, but 1t is no light task. Not only is
1t a heavy burden, but the bearer runs some risk OF be-.
ing scalded by the boiling tar which bubbles and drops.
Moreover, it is imperative on the bearer to run. in snite
of the fact that a stumble implies his own death DIR.
ing the year and misfortune to the town.
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batiste rufie being %nervously rolled
and unrolled by a thumb and finger,
while a pair Of eyes are downcast and
a timid mouth makes bold to ask for
an extra three a week.
1--WE find them very useful replied
a cute thing with the fingers Of one
hand tucked into her apron pocket,
answering the visitors query as to
why they wore them. Il think It Is
just a coincide nee that SO many Of us
in the office happen to be engaged"
But the visitor didn't think SO. She
knew 1t was those aprons.
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est Of waists with a b~usinesslike but
ton; others are tied in fluttery bows.
None of them is gathered onto the
waistband-all At snugly around the
belt in a manner to adorn.
There is something about an apron
that suggests ~homeyness, as well as
coquetry. The psychological effect OF
an apron in an office can scarcely be
measured. 1t is not the young man
solely who Is affected by the apron.
The most grouchy senior partner can
be propitiated into all sorts Of sal
~ary-raising folly by the sight Of q
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products Of the place upon their neat
skirts and blouses. But they are also
worn by the girls in the office build
ing. where the mussiest thing they
have to touch, apparently, is a type
writer or box of filing cards. Maybe
they have taken the cue from their
sisters In the factory building, for all
Of them sport aprons OF the fetch
INCEST pattern. Some of these cute
affairs are but the merest square Of
dotted swiss and lace. Some are
touched with ribbon. Some have lit
tie near-bibs. Some clasp the small
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Prince George is Ten Years Old.

London, England-Prince George,
the fourth son of the king and queen,
entered upon his tenth year Tuesday,
and was the recipient of many pres
ents from his royal relatives. During
the absence Of their parents in India,
Prince George and his brother and
sister are staying with their grand
mother, Queen Alexandra, at Sand
bingham, where all are looking for
ward to a joyous Christmas.