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mighty good in YOU to give them
things to Jamesy, and send me that
mo -that--that little box, you know
on'y guess I'll won't need it, AS
she spoke smile of perfect sweet
ness rested on the face. and the hand
within my own nestled in dovelilxe
peace.
The boy bent over the white face
from behind and whispered something
in her ear. trailing the little laughing
lips across her brow as he looked up.
mot now. Jamesy; wait a while !"
'Ah!" said I. shaking my head with
feigned merriment, don't you two so
to plotting about met"
ooh, hello, no, caps" exclaimed the
boy. assurihgly, Il was on'y jist a
tellin' sis to asst you If she mightn't
open that box now-honest. And you
jist ask her II you don't believe me-
won't listen" And the little fellow
gave me look of the most penetra-
tive suggestiveness; and when mo-
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Darked upon some pleasant trip, per
haps; had them rattle of in scraps of
song. or lightly twit US with some dear
CTS name, or even go so far as to
laugh at us and mock us for some real
or fancied derelielion Of car etiquette.
SHAH ever have good reason to re-
mem re how once upon a time boy
of foi&een, though greatly understood.
told the conductor he was only ten,
and, although the unsuspecting official
accepted the statement as a truth,
with the proper reduction in the fare.
the car-wheels called that boy liar
for 20 miles-and 20 miles as long and
tedious as he has ever compassed in
his journey through this vale of tears.
The car-wheels on this bitter winter
evening we're not at all communica-
tive. They were sullen and morose.
They didn't feel like singing, and they
wouldn't laugh. They had no jokes,
and if there was one peculiar quality
of tone they possessed in any marked
degree it was that of sneering. They
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for his Own. Guess I'm too glad.
cause cant do nothin on'y fist feel
glad; and somepin kind o. says that
that's the gIaddest glad in all the
world. Jamesyl"
ooh. pshaw, Sis, Why don't you
tell Teller what's the mattergH said
the boy uneasily
The white hands linked more close
" with the brown. and the pure face
lifted to the grimy one till they were
blent together in a kiss.
BE good to father, fer you know
he used to be SO good to u.s."
20 Sis! Sislr
"Mollyi.
The squabby, ed-faced woman
threw herself upon her knees and
kissed the thin hands wildly and with
sobs.
Molly, somepin kind O says that
you must dress me in the morning
but won't need the hat, and you
must take 1t home for Mamie Don't
cry so loud; you'll wake father"
bent my head down above the
frowzy one and moaned- moaned
'And you. sir" went on the failing
voice. reaching for my hand, YOU
you must take this money backyou
must take It back, fer don't need It.
You must take it back and--and--
give it---give 1t to the poor And
even with the utterance upon the graz
cious lips the glad soul leaped and
tiuttered through the open gates.
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LEGEND OF THE YULE LOG
Old Negro Tradition Of Its Origin AZ
Told In Virginia Every Christ
mas Eve.


While the family sit around the yulo
log and sip their Christmas eggnog.
there Is told in many Virginia homes
every Christmas eve the old negro
tradition of the origin of the yule
log.
In the early days one Of the old dar-
kies would recfte the story after the
fire was kindled and the lurid glare
of the yule log lit UP the darkest cor
ners of the room.
Then the old legend was told as fol-
lows:
One very cold Christmas eve, when
the frosty wind howled across world
OF snow, an old black man was sit
ting in his little cabin on mountain
side. wishing and wishing that he had
fire to warm him.
Suddenly he heard the cry of q little
child away out in the cold. The old
black man hobbled to the door and
gazed out across the Icy world OF
snow. The wind and the snow came
rushing in and the old man shivered
till his "onliest two teef" chartered
with cold.
The plaintive cry of little child
came again across the snow. Il went
straight to the old mans heart and
he wished with all his power OF long
ing that he might have strength to
20 out and find the unfortunate little
one.
A third time the wailing cry came.
and then a wonderful thing happened.
A miraculous power filled the old
mans veins. His muscles became
strong and tense, his crutch fell back
into the cabin and he stepped from
the threshold out into the snCw.
He hurried over the snow with an
activity he had not possessed since
boyhood, and by and by he came to
little child In snow bank.
AS the child's little form touched
him great, new strength came to
him which seemed to give him wings
to speed back to his little cabin.
He placed the child upon the bed
and tenderly drew the ragged quilt
about II and then he looked to see IL
there might be piece Of furniture Of
which to make fire to warm the little
one
At that very instant great log
rolled across the threshold and into
the fireplace. The little child looked
at the log with eyes like stars, which
sent CLEANS Of light that kindled the
log with the most brilliant fire the
old man had ever seen.
The dingy little room was filed with
radiance and warmth, and as the light
wrapped the child he laughed and
laughed like song of the heart The
old man turned his eyes to where the
fire burned and watched the flames
leap In beautiful rainbow tints over
the log, forming the shape Of a crosa
in fire.
The flames of the cross leaped
higher and higher, blue, red, yellow
and white, till all mingled into the
colors of the rainbow, and as the old
man watched all this display, sud-
denly and magically table appeared
in the center of the room, covered
with Christmas feast such as never
before had been spread before his
eyes, and never again was he hungry
or cold and never after that was there
a Christmas in old Virginia without
the yule log and the Christmas Child
to give light and warmth.
This is the story of the yule log az
it is told.in Virginia every Christmas
eve
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ment later the glad words, Christmas
gift! Jamesy," rang out quaveringly
In the thin voice, the little fellow
snatched the sack up, in paroxysm
of delight, and before the girl had
time to lift the long dark lashes once
upon his merry face, he had emptied
its contents out tumultuously upon
| the bed.
You got 1t on to me, sis!" cried
the little fellow, dancing wildly round
the room; "got 1t on to me this time!
but I'm game, don't you fergit, and
don't put UP nothin' snide, How'll
them shoes there ketch you? and
how's this fer cloak?--is them
enough beads to suit you? And how's
this fer hat-feather and all? And
how's this fer q dress-made and
everything? and I'd "a got corsik
with it II he'd ony had any little
enough. You won't look fly ner
nothin' when you throw all that style
on you in the morning! Guess mott"
And the delighted boy went off upon
another wild excursion round the
room.
Even slatternly Molly looked up
with faint show of interest that
might have grown into enthusiasm,
and the sodden lump Of flesh on the
floor stirred and moaned uneasiIy. his
drunken slumber disturbed by the
noisy joy of Jamesy ISIS" gasped
bit and lovingly her thin hand lowered
over the things that should have been
precious to girl or woman. She lifted
the shoes, stroked the cloak and dress,
and there was just the suspicion of a
sob in her throat as she fondled the
hat, feather and ALL" Then she turned
toward me.
Lean down here" said the girl,
great light in her eyes and the other
slender hand sliding from beneath
the covering. Here is the box you
sent me, and I've opened tit wasn't
right you know. but somepin' kind O.
said to open it fore morning and
and / opened it," And the eyes
seemed asking my forgiveness, yet
were filled with great bewilderment.
You see," she went on the thin voice
falling in fainter tone, Il knowed
that money in the box--that is, the
bills--I knowed them bills cause one
of 'em had a inkspot on it, and the
other ones had been pinned with it.
they wasn't pinned together when you
sent 'em, but the holes was in where
they had been pinned, and they was
all pinned together when Jamesy had
'em-'cause Jamesy used to have
them very bills-he didn't think /
knowed--but onc't when he was
asleep, and father was a-goin' through
his clothes, ! happened to find EN- in
his coat fore he did; and I counted
'em, and hid 'em back agin; and
father didn't find EN-, and Jamesy
never knowed it, I never said moth
in, cause somepin' kind O. said to
me it was all right, and somepin' kind
o. said I'd git all these things here,
too-on'y / won't need 'em, ner the
money, nor nothin'. How did you get
the money? That's ALI"
The boy had by this time ap-
preached the bed, and was gazing GU
riously upon the solemn little face.
whats the matter with you, Sis?"
he asked in wonderment; amt you
glad?"
I'm mighty glad, Jamesy," she
said, the little, thin hands reaching
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Good slogan.

Il wish we could hold the elections
along about Christmas time.' said the
astute politician
"Oh, that's poor time for cam
paign," objected the unthinking per-
son.
Poor time?" responded the astuta
politician. Why, just think Of the
vote that would be raked in for the
party that set up cry for the Full
Christmas stockingp'
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in the city, and sometimes sleep
there, when work late. And now ]
want to ask q very special favor of
YOU" / continued, taking a little
sealed packet from my pocket: here's
a little box that you're to take to Sis.
with my complimentary compli-
ments Of the season, you understand
and tell her l sent it, with particu-
lar directions that she shouldn't break
1t open till Christmas morning-not
till Christmas morning, understand.
Then you tell her that I would like
very much to come and see her. and
If she says all right-and you must
give me good send-off.' and she'll
say all right if Jamesy says all right
then come back here, say two hours
from now, or three hours, or tonight,
anyway, and we'll go down and see
Sis together-what do you say2"
The boy nodded obviously Hon
est-must | do all that, sure enough ?"
"Will you?" said /; that's what /
want to know and l pushed back
the dusky little face and looked into
the bewildered eyes.
"Solid2" he Queried. gravely
Solid" l repeated, handing him
the box. "Will you Gomez"
WY, course will, on'y was jist
a-thinkin'-"
Just thinking WHAT" said |, as
the little fellow paused abruptly and
shook the box suspiciously at his
ear. Just thinking WHAT" | repeat
ed for | must go now; good-by.--
Just thinking what?"
oh, nothin" said the boy, backing
off and staring at me in phase OF
wonder akin to awe.-"N othin', on'y |
was jist a-thinkin that you was a lit
| tie the curiousest rooster ever see. .
Three hours later, as sat alone,
he came in upon me timidly to say he
had not been home yet, having run
acrost the old man jist a-bilin', and
had to git him corralled fore he
| dropped down som'er's In the snow;
but I'm a-gittin' long bully with him
now" he added with deep sigh of
relief, cause he's so full he'll hat to
let go purity soon. Say you'll be
here?"
nodded silently, and he was gone.
The merry peals of laughter rang
up from the streets like mockery The
| juggling of bells, the chatter and con-
fusion Of the swarming thoroughfares,
flung up to me not one glad murmur
of delight; the faint and far-off blair
ing of dreamy waltz, blown breeze
like over the drowsy ear of night, had
sounded sweeter to me had | stood
amidst the band, with every below
ing horn about my ears, and the drums
and clashing cymbals bowling mad.
couldn't work. | couldn't read, !
couldn't rest; could only pace about.
heard the clock strike ten, and
yiciously: and twelve it held out ri
arms length, and struck it full be-
tween the eyes. and let 1t drop-stone
dead. o | saw the blood ooze from
| it's ears, and saw the white foam
freeze upon its lipsl ! was alone
alone!
1t was three o'clock before the boy
returned.
Been long WHILE" he began, but
had fearful time with the old man,
and he went on SO when | did git him
in | was most afeard to leave him;
but he kind O went to sleep at last,
and Molly she come over to see how
Sis was a-gittin'; and Sis said she'd
like to see you if you'd come now, you
know. while they amt no racket goin'
on"
Come, then" said I. buttoning my
coat closely at the throat, Il am
ready" end moment later we had
stepped into the frosty night. We
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For the Reindeer.

In Belgium the boys and girls fill
their shoes with beans and carrots,
and put them in the chimney corner
for the reindeer of st. Nicholas. The
steeds eat the beans and carrots and
the saint puts sweetmeats in the
shoes he has emptied.
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had harsh, discordant snarl, as it
seemed, and were spiteful and insinu-
ating.
The topic they had chosen for that
nights consideration was evidently of
a very complex and mysterious nature,
and they gnawed and mumbled at it
with such fierceness and, withal, such
selfishness, could only catch flying
fragment of it now and then, and that,
! noticed, was Of the coarsest fiber of
intelligence, and Of slangy flavor Lis
tening with the most painful interest,
at last made out the fact that the in
Election seemed to be in the interroga-
tive, and, with anxiety the most in
tense, | slowly came to comprehend
that they were DESTROYS of ascertain
ing the exact distance between two
given points, but the proposition
seemed determined not to round into
fuller significance than to query mock
ingly, How fur is it? How fur is it?
How fur, how fur is it," and so on to
a most exasperating limit AS this
senseless phrase was repeated and re-
iterated in its growing harshness and
unchanging information, the relentless
pertinacity of the query grew simply
agonizing, and when at times the car
door opened to admit brakeman, or
the train-boy, who had everything to
sell but what wanted, the emphasized
refrain would lift me from my seat
and drag me UP and down the aisle.
When the phrase did eventually writhe
round into form and shape more tam
gible, my relief was such that / sat
down, and in my fancy framed grim,
unlovely tune that suited it, and
hummed with it. in an undertone of
dismal satisfaction:
How fur-how fur
Is 1t from here
From here to Happiness?
When returned, that same refrain
rode back into the city with me. All
the gay metropolis was robing for the
banquet and the ball. All the windows
of the crowded thoroughfares were
kindling into splendor. Along the
streets rode lordly carriages, SO weight
ed down with costly silks, and furs,
and twinkling gems, and unknown
treasures in unnumbered packages,
that one lone ounce of needed charity
would have snapped their axles, and a
feathers weight of pure benevolence
would have splintered every spoke.
And the old refrain rode with me
through it alias stoical, relentless
and Interchangeable as fate-and in the
same depraved and slangy tone in
which it seemed to find an especial
pride, it sang, and sang again:
How fur-hows fur
Is 1T from here
From here to Happiness?
The train, that for five minutes had
been lessening in speed, toiled pain
fully along, and as l arose impatiently
and reached behind me for my over
coat, a CHEEKY voice cried. Hello, Capt.
Want a lift? I'll hep you with that
benjamin." and as / looked around
saw the grimy features of my little
hero of the brush and box
"Hello!" said ], as much delighted
as surprised. Where did you drop
FROM"
"Oh. I collared this old hearse a
mile er so back yonder," said the little
fellow, gayly. standing on the seat be-
hind me and holding up the coat.
Been a-doin' circus business on the
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moved along in silence, the little fell
low Lalf running, half sliding along
the frozen pavement in the lead; and
| noted, with pleasurable thrill, that
he had donned the little fuzzy cap and
mittens, and from time to time was
fiinging, as he ran, admiring glances
at his shadow on the snow.
Our way veered but a little from
the very center of the city, but led
mainly along through narrow streets
and aIleyways, where the rear ends
of massive business blocks had dwin-
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19
The Reason.

While there may be danger of over working the word efficiency, there is little likelihood of pushing beyond due limits the idea which it has come to represent. It stands for getting the maximum amount of results from the minimum expenditure of time, money, energy. The expert, the efficiency en- gineer, is invading all lines of busi- ness, eliminating waste in all its forms. If it is worth while to pay efficiency engineers to show us how to retrench on business lines, is it not infinitely more important to employ efficiency engineers of the human ma chine? The real office of the physi- clan is to keep his patients we'll. All conscientious, up-to-date physicians agree to this. Since there is such an agreement among physicians. what is the contribution of osteopathy to the healing sciences? What is the reason for it's existence?
 The distinctive contribution of os- teopathy is that that mechanical de- engagements of various tissues of the body, by interfering with the blood and nerve supply of the organs, and consequently their functions, are a fruitful source of disease.
 No other recognized school of heal ing holds these ideas, and since in the twenty-two years that osteopathy has been practiced as profession it has demonstrated in countless thou sands of cases that the theory is true, that it works, it would seem that the fact that it cures cases that nohing else will cure is sufficien req son for it's existence.
 DIR. c. H. VANCE.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19
NOTICE.

Owing to the %reckless driving of automobiles, motorcycles. bicycles and tricycles, there seems to be a demand for some reasonable regu- lation for the protection of the pub lie, and the following rules are pub lished with the hope of cooperation in enforcing the same by the entire public:
 Automobiles and motorcycles are to refrain at all times from rac- ing on the streets and both wnarves. being careful to confine their speed to that of safety. Motorcycles to keep of all sidewalks. Bicycles and tri- cycles to keep of all sidewalks on Hobart, Mckinley and Front streets between Keystone and Court street, and both sides of Keystone and Court streets within the bondaries given. WILLARD T. SCOTT, Town Marshal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19
Notice of Forfeiture

To Henry Seymour and Thomas
 Lynch, their heirs, administrators,
 and to all who it may concern:
 You are hereby notified that have expended $300.00 on the Association claim No. l. Association claim No. 2 and Association claim No. 3, located on the Chistochina river at the mouth of Slate creek, in, the Copper Center recording precinct, Territory of Alas ka. the location certificates of said claims being of record in the U. s. commissioners office ct Copper Gen. ter, Alaska, Said expenditure was made in order to hold said claims .un- der the provisions of the laws of the United States and of this territory. and was made in the year 1913.
 And if you fail or refuse to pay your proportion ($1OO,00 each) with in 90 days after the completion of the publication of this notice your interest In, said claims will become the property of the undersigned. your co owner, under Section 222l. Re vised Stautes of the United States. { w. R. MORTON. First publication June 1e, 1914.
 Last publication September 1S, 1914.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19
NEW PHONES SOON READY
Valdez Electric Will Be In Opera tion By July First-last of Ma
 terial On the Evans.

The work of installing the new tele- phone system of the Valdez Electric Company is being pushed rapidly and Supt. Erickson expects to have the new system in operation by July 1. A large consignment of telephones arrived on the Mariposa last night and the balance of the supplies are to arrive on the Admiral Evans.
 The big cable is on the Evans and will be strung as soon as 1t reaches here, after which the small cable with it's many wires will be connected to it and the system will then be ready for operation.
 The telephone exchange of he new company will be in he Copper block.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19
Notice of Final Hearinu.

Notice of Final Hearing.8 In the Probate Court, Valdez Precinct, Third Judicial Division, Territory of Alaska
 In the matter of the estate of John Watson, deceased, w. c. L. Beyer, administrator.-Noti of Final Hear ing.
 Notice is hereby given that w. c. L. Beyer, administrator of the estate of John Watson. deceased, has ren- dered, filed and presented for settle ment his final account and report of his administration for said estate. and that Tuesday, the 4th day of August, 1914, at the hour of o'clock p. m. of said day.. at the Probate Court in Valdez, Alaska, has been duly ap- pointed by the said court as the time and place of settlement of said final account and report, at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file his objec- tions and exceptions to said final ac- count and report.
 Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 3rd day of June, 1914,
 w. c. l.. BEYER, Administrator for the Estate of John Watson, deceased.
 Date of publications June 4, II, IS, 25 and July 2.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19

Cecelia Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilson, returned home last night from Vancouver, where she has been attending school Miss Nc Bride, of Vancouver, Wash, accom- panied the girl to Valdez and will remain here for the summer as the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Wilson.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19

Talk over that matter of life in surance with Crary. You know his company-New York Life. It's the largest and safest life insurance con- pany in the world. Has over 748 million dollars assets. It's policies contain all of the modern liberal fea- lures. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19
Every color of Paint. Every tint of Kalsomine, Every shade of Stain. Every form of varnish At Rudolph's.

Miss Marion Ingram, daughter of Representative and Mrs. H. B. In gram. returned to valdes last night after year at the Oregon University.
 Miss Ingram vas met at the dock by few score friends who, were glad to welcome her back to her home.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19

Mrs. Adams, wife of Dr. Adams, the Valdez dentist, is a passenger on the Alameda for this city. Dr. and Mrs. Adams have secured apartments in the Crawford building
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19

Good Business House for Sale.
 Good business block for sale on Keystone avenue, Valdez. Alaska. Apply to owner, Mrs. s. E. Gleason. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19

New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, yellow cedar bed and dressing table, M. M. Haenel-Mannlicher rife, new one man saw, axes, and tools, for sale, w. H. Ziegler, The Rectory.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19

B. Trasher passed through last ev- ening on the steamer for Seward where he has been called at the in vestigation of the land departmen into the legality of certain coal To- cations.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19

Bargains! Bargains! Bargains! For bargains cali tomorrow from to g p. m. at the Emporium.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19
Nubone Corsets.

Try Mrs. St. Marie's for one Of those Nubone cOrsets. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-19
LOCAL BREvlTIES.

Good change of pictures at the Or pheum tonight.
 Want gents f1annels to laundry. Call phone 133. k23
 Gus Johnson, the Kuskulana min ing operator, returned to Valdez last night on the Mariposa.
 Suits pressed for $1.0' at Silver mans. the tailor. Telephone 1898.
 Jim Bremen, who made a trip to Portland with an insane man, re- turned on the Mariposa.
 Clairvoyant and card reading. See Madam Abduella, third door above Arctic Hotel. k23
 Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver mans, the tai or. Telephone 198.
 P. S. Hunt attended the sessions of the Grand Lodge of Washington as the representative of the Valdez lodge of l. 0. O. F. and is returning on the steamer Alameda.