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well he knew who it was. Walter
Moore was outside, coming to get ths
fur that Jean was 1ow gazing enrap
tured upon. The ting would have tIf
be explained now Jean would have
TO know
He went down tn stairs for the sec.
ond time that morr; ing, but now there
was no lightness "A his step, and
dull feeling of misery was gnawing af
his heart. Going 10 the side door his
opened it slowly and Walter Moora
stepped in. In the weight of the DIG
appointment and depression that hell
John he never noticed that Moore
was looking strangely white end that
his voice was tense and GREATNESS as
he spoke:
Trenton, I'm in a deuce OF a fix.
he was saying. won't you tell me
what in thunder to do. / last gave
Madge her Christmas gift, and what
do you think the package contained
nothing more or less than your gift
to Jean. And the worst thing about IL
is that before / could get a chance TO
explain the mistake Madge was raying
about the cape and telling me that If
was the very thing she wanted most.
l hadn't the heart to tell her the truth
as yet. and came over here TO you"
But Walter Moore got no further
with his explanation, for John Tren-
ton had taken hold of him and was
acting in way that no sane ran OF
thirty had ever acted before And
his joy was so great that it was no
ment or two before he could explain
his strange actions to his neighbor.
When he could do so 1t was an even
guess which was the happier of the
two.
A little later John was bending over
Jean and whispering softly in her ear:
isn't Christmas just the lovelIesf time.
and aren't we two the happiest of all
the happy crowd foday?"
Jeans mufied "yes' came from tbs
depths Of the fur which she wa,
now trying on-HER WONDERFUL
CHRISTMAS GIFT.
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afternoon and it was the day before
Christmas. He stood moment or
two on the steps and looked up at the
lowering gray sky. Like heavy cur
tain it hung over the endless sea OF
city roofs, holding within it the prom
Use of a big snowfall by morning.
Ever since John remembered he had
always loved a white Christmas and
he smiled now in anticipation of the
thrill it always brought.
Everywhere within view a surging
mass of humanity moved this way and
that, all with eager, intent faces-the
hurrying, nervous, yet gladstone crowd
of last-minute Christmas shoppers.
Johns progress was slow as he tried
to elbow his way along, and because
of the fact that a number of packages
nestled in the folds of his arms, all
of them bearing the hallmark Of
Christmas time. One in particular,
however, seemed TO be singled out in
a special manner from the rest, in that
1t reposed on that part of Johns over
coat where his heart was supposed TO
be located and that every minute or
two he felt of it with the little of his
finger tips that were available. A
smile played about the corners of his
mouth as he thought of the moment
that the package would be opened and
the little cry of delight that Jean
would surely give when she gazed on
its contents For was there not re-
posing there the very gift that he
knew she wanted most-had he not
heard her express the wish for it just
week before as they stood window
shopping outside Bottoms store
'What beautiful cape" she had ex-
claimed: "some woman will surely be
happy Christmas morning when she
receives it. But L"
The rest of the sentence, however,
had never been finished because of
some interruption from the street, but
John had heard enough TO know that
the thing Jean desired most was the
beautiful cape that had been displayed
so prominently among the most desir-
able Christmas gifts in Bottoms win
dow-the cape that she said would
make any woman happy. And John,
to whom the thought of her happiness
meant more than all else in the world,
had forthwith set out to secure the
gift.
His smile grew deeper as he thought
of the piece of good news he lad to
tell Jean, too, that beginning the New
Year a substantial increase per month
was TO be added to his salary. He
knew that Jean would rejoice-there
were so many things that they needed
yet for the pretty little home which
was theirs and of which they were
both so proud. John thought as they
went along that the first Christmas of
their married life would be a truly
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spectacular Il speak especially of
the Pawnees.)
A big council house has been built
at Pawnee, Okla, in which to eele-
brate Christmas The tribe assemblies
near, and is encamped until after New
Year Christmas is the great event
of the year, and a beautifully deco
rated tree is the feature. Gifts from
toggery to automobiles are given ;
beeves are roasted, and feasting,
dancing and singing are part of the
program.
1t was only few days until Christ
mas, and Eagle Eye, seeing palefaces
at the agency, went to the store. Ma
than Yale, government employee,
hailed him with, Hi, Eagle Eye, meet
our friends from Carlisle. You know
my niece, Miss Yale, also Anita"
yes" said Eagle Eye; Il can't for
get my teacher. Glad to see you, Miss
Yale, and you, too, Anita"
yes, Eagle Eye" said Rachel,
ANITA has returned to assist me with
the Christmas program and you are
10 be my interpreter"
Rachel" said Nathan Yale. did
you see Anita scowl? Remember the
Indians Misunderstanding are yours
II they like you; you are theirs if they
don't"
Only two days until Christmas and
Rachel and Eagle Eye were busy
with the tree. They had toys and
candy for the children, and beads and
jewelry for the others, and the joy
and excitement was not unlike our
own AS Christmas approaches. A pro-
gram was to be given. A talking ma
chine was to furnish the music, and
a pile of logs in front of the lodge was
for warmth and TO light up the tree.
Eagle Eye" said Rachel, 1--WE need
more mistletoe for our tree"
well. here's fhe ponies; let's go
for some and we can stop at our traps"
As they neared the traps Eagle Eye
said: 1--WE have big heap turkey I'll
take them back and will catch you
before you make the hill" He was
off at Indian speed. Rachel started to
mount but was jerked around and she
stood face to face with Anita
"Oh, Anita, you wouldn't hurt mel
I'm your friend!' said Rachel.
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inc friendship and comradeship that
was very pleasant. Now, they talked
Of many things on the homeward
journey and John confided in Walter
shout the present he was bringing
Jean, and Walter in turn told john
that he, too, had just the gift his wife
desired most, no matter now the why
or wherefore of how he had come to
know. And all the while the pile of
Christmas packages lay on the seat
between them. So interesting was
their conversation, as 1t so often is
between men who have a great deal in
common, that they almost forgot their
stop until they heard the conductors
voice calling out Meadowville. Then
hastily gathering up their packages
they made hurried exit from the car,
anxious to get home.
The snow, which had been thi eat
el.ing all day, was now coming down
in big, feathery flakes. Lights
cleaned from the. windows of the lit
tie homes they passed and showed up
in relief the wreaths of holly and
CHRISTMAS bells that hung in the win
dews. From somewhere afar came
Tie shouts of a group of merry young
sti.rs, and the sound was good to hear.
Everywhere the spirit of Christmas
was in evidence-in the quiet suburb
az well as on the busy street-and
John thought to himself that life was
indeed good and worth while as he
walked up the little path that led to
his home, where welcoming lights
gseamed from every window.
Christmas morning dawned bright
and clear-a perfect Christmas day,
John thought. as he lifted up the
shades and looked without The land
scape which only yesterday morning
looked bare and ugly in all the naked
ness of winter, glistened with won
drous beauty now as if some magic
hand had passed over it through the
night. A carpet of snowy whiteness
covered the earth-a delicate tracery
of snow and ice glistened on every
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happy one and his heart sang within
him as he pushed his way through the
surging crowd.
He smiled in ready sympathy as he
looked at the holiday shoppers
young, middle-aged and oId-an intent
upon the same purpose; TO give hap
piness to some one else. what a
grand old world this would be- he
thought, IF we could only keep this
spirit In our hearts all through the
year.
So deeply did this thought take hold
of him that he almost collided with
a man who was coming out of a build
ing ON his way to the car Instantly
tie laugh as he recognized the one he
had nearly bowled over: .swhy,
Moore he said. you in hurry. too?'
Walter Moore laughed good ma
turedly: Tying up Christmas gifts
with clumsy fingers takes time" he
said. Looks 10 me as If you had
been doing something of the kind your
self. too? On your way home. are
you!
Just making it for the car when /
was so unfortunate-or rather fortu-
nate enough to bump into you"
They pushed their way to the subur-
ban station two blocks distant. Since
fohn and Jean had moved out to
Meadowsille six months before they
lad been neSt-tloor- neighbors to the
aleores and had found in them a gena-
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the middle, and Louise the youngest.
Tonight" unused Mrs. Pourrez, ''is
the anniversary of our coming to
Amerique. Three years have passed,
and we still have not found Andre.
/ have tried every way to locate him.
The lady at the settlement house told
me TO be sure and come to the Christ
mas party because many people come
to that who never come throughout
the year. She said might meet him."
"Oui, ma mere, do CO." said Raoul,
II do wish we could find father We
would have the happiest Christmas we
could imagine"
Mrs. Pourrez' work kept her quite
late in the evening. Her tasks were
heavy. She was endeavoring to send
her three children TO school and sup
port their little home.
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love for you that prompted Anita to
do as she did. You felt the same
toward Jim when you thought he was
taking me from you. Don't you under
stand? You are educated; you're to
lead your people. Promise me? This
is Christmas, Eagle Eye, and we
should have good will toward all. You
will promise meT'
Eagle Eye took Rachel's hand. 81
promise" he said.
The curtain was drawn and the
whoops and yells expressed but mildly
the Joy of the first Christmas to the
Indians.
Old Eagle Chief said: big heap
day when Eagle Eye was born; he
has brought US education, civilization
and Christ"
A yell went up from the tribe,
Eagle Eye shall be our Chief Eagle
Eye shall be our chiefi'
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left with promise to find coy home
and to save money far their passage.
Three and a half yeeSs ago word had
come that, by saving and good, hard
work, the house had been secured and
awaited their arrival. But no Mr..
Pourrez was there TO meet them, as
planned, on their arrival into this
country. The poor mother, broken
hearted, had had TO start out and earn
living to keep her family. And so
each Christmas, the anniversary of
their arrival, she looked to meet her
husband.
Now she hurriedly made her way to-
ward the settlement house, arrayed In
her best attire. Her hopes were run.
ming high. The games had already be
gun. The settlement house was ba.
bel of voices. The faces in that rather
mixed crowd were all beaming with
delight as they forgot their many wor-
ries in the games they were playing
But one face in that picture lost its
gayety as the crowd was carefully
scanned. She saw no Andre. Her
hopes were shattered.
The games continued. Finally some
one proposed that the different nation
alities get together in groups and give
one of their respective country's
dances. The Italians started the fun,
the French were TO be next. The
dance to be given was decided upon
and the music commenced. A door
opened at the back of the hall. A man
appeared. A. settlement house worker
ushered him in. saying:
'You are just in time to join the
French dance, Mr.. ="
A woman came bounding forth.
"Andrei" she cried, and she was lost
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in the two huge
arms which encir-
cled her.
wv h e re h a v 9
you been 2" was all
the poor woman
could gasp in her
JOY.
Christmas morn
ing nd the
Pourrez family re-
u n Ii e d in their
new home. Around
the table the fam
lily was gathered.
gazing at Andre
PourreZ- He was
telling how illness
had kept him lying
delirious in a hos
pital for months
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SHARP, chill wind
W a s blowing as
] o h n Tren t o n
stepped out of the
big office building
that housed the
firm of Under
wood & Under
W 90 d, architects
and engineers 1t
was a little past
four o'clock in The
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IN ere" S a i d
Raoul, I'VE shall
put our candle in
the window TO well
come you when
you return, and
please may we sit
up TO see whether
our f a { h er re-
turns with you by
CHANGER"
"Si vous voulez, I"
said his mother,
lapsing back into
her native tongue.
III we wish? OF
cours e we do"
chorused the chill
dren.
NJ r S. Pourrez's
husband Andre
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HE odor Of soup
prevailed through
out the two rooms
which constituted
the home of Mrs.
Pourrez, and her
three hill d r e n.
namely Raoul, the
eldest Henrietta
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and at the time when their boat was
gone TO every settlement house Christ
mas party in the hope of finding them.
That was why he had been so late in
arriving last evening. 1t was the last
party on his list to visit And now,
how happy they all were.
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BOOKS AS GIFTS

"a OF only do books give so
NJ much pleasure, but they :
can be passed on to 9TH
ers and enjoyed by more than :
the one person.
Each person has to get the
alter ticket to see show. but .
more than one person can al
ways read a book. Books make
inexpensive and yet valuable
gifts. They go so far and they
are always worth taking a
chance on.
When there are plenty Of
books below the Christmas tree :
not only will Christmas be .
merry day, but the winter eve
nings to come will be active
and CHEEKY ami weii-filled.-
Mary Graham Bonner.
90. 1924. Western Newspaper Union)
L q.
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The Indians
First
Christmas
By
Emily BurRs fddns

HE first Christmas
to the Indians was
through the gov
ern m e n t, and
though simple at
first, their Christ
mas today is re-
plete with joy and
revelry and very
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had left his wife and family to come TO
America to try and better himself. He
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One Way

There's heap of fun in this world.
/ VOW,
And a lot TO make every old heart
glad;
II you don't believe it. start in right
now
To play Santa Claus. to some or
phan lad
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THE
Christmas
Party
By Eleanor King

3!
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-20
An A1710zir1g F0ct

ITO many people it may seem in
l. credible that habit so common
as coffee-drinking can be harmful. Yet
if your doctor were to enumerate the
common causes Of indigestion, head
ache, and rundown condition, he
would be likely to mention coffee
II you are troubled with insomnia,
nervousness, or are inclined to be
high-strung, try Postum in place Of
coffee for thirty days, and note the dit
ference in the way you feel, and how
much better you sleep.
Postum is a pure cereal beverage,
absolutely free from caffeine, or any
harmful drug.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-20
Washington Note
Sells for $l,575

n LETTER written by George Wash
A ington, regarded as most inter-
esting, changed hands recently at
sale in the Anderson galleries Of auto
graphs from the library of the late
Henry Cady Sturges of New York city.
! The price paid for the letter was
| S1,575. This Is the letter in which
Washington said he was not inclined
to accept the presidency. The missive
was addressed to Jonathan Trumbull.
The letter reads:
Mount Vernon, Dec. 4th, 1888.
"My dear Sir: 1t is sometime since
had the pleasure to receive your
favor of the 18th of October-but as
| had nothing particular to send in re-
turn, 1 postponed writing until the
| present time to see whether anything
new would turn up.-Nothing of i'm
portance has occurred-But in the
meantime, I was extremely happy to
find that your State was going on so
well as to federal affairs; and you
will permit me to say that have not
been a little pleased with observing
that your name stood SO high in the
nomination for Representatives to
Congress-
"In general the appointments to the
! Senate seem to have been very happy
Much will depend upon having dis
interested and respectable characters
In both Houses.-For If the New Con-
gress should be composed of chapac-
| tiers in whom the citizens will natural
ly place a confidence, it will be a most
fortunate circumstance for conciliat-
Ing their good will to the government
and then, If the government can be
carried on without touching the purses
Of the people too deeply, / think it will
not be in the power of the adversaries
Of 1t, to throw everything into confu-
sion, by effecting premature amend
ments.-A few months will, however,
show what we are to expect.
II believe you know me sufficiently
well, my dear Trumbull, to conceive
that 1 am very much perplexed 81 dis
tressed In my own mind, respecting
the subject to which you allude.
eff I should (unluckily for me), be
reduced to the necessity of giving an
answer to the question, which you
suppose will certainly be put to me, ]
would fain do what was in all respects
best.-But how can I know what is
best, or on what shall 1 determine
May Heaven assist me in forming q
Judgment; for at present, l see moth.
f2g but clouds and darkness before
me.-Thus much I may safely say tc
you in confidence; if ever should
from apparent necessity. be induced tc
90 from home in public character
again-it will certainly be the greatest
Sacrifice of feeling & happiness thai
ever was or ever can be made by him
who will have in all situations, the
pleasure to profess himself. witt
sentiments of real esteem.
"Your affecte friend and obed
EeTvant,
fsiSned> g. WASHINGTON"
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WASHINGTON
ON NATURE
eeeeeeeoaeas

n GREAT deal of rain fell last
n night and the heaviest sleet /
ever rccuilect to have seen. The
boughs or all the trees were incrusted
by tubes of ice quite round, at least
half an inch thick-the weight of
which was so great that my late trans
plantations in many instances sunk
under it, either by bending the bodies
of the young trees-breaking the limbs
or weighing up the roots-the largest
pines in my outer circle were quite
oppressed by the ice and bowed to the
ground, and the largest catalpa trees
had some of their principal branches
broken"
"a great boar frost and ice at least
one-eighth of an inch thick-what in
jury this may have done to the fruit
and vegetation will soon be seen. The
buds of every kind of tree and shrub
are swelling-the tender leaves Of
many had unfolded-the apricot bios
SONS were putting forth-the peaches
and cherries were upon the point Of
doing the same. The leaves Of the
apple trees were coming out. those of
rhe weeping willow and the lilac had
been out many days and were the first
TO SHOW themselves. The sassafras
was ready to open-the red bud had
begun to open but not to make any
show; the dogwood had swelled into
buttons. The service tree was show
ing it's leaf, and the maple had been
full in bloom ten days or fortnight.
OF this tree, I observed great differ
ence in the colour Of the blossoms;
some being of a deep scarlet, border
ing upon crimson, others Of a pale
red, approaching yellow. q"
Found what is called the spire
bush "a fragrant aromatic shrub in
bloom-perceived this to be the case
on Monday, also as I returned from
Alexandria and supposed it had been
blown two or three days-it is a
small greenish flower, growing round
the twigs and branches, and will look
well in shrubbery"
Its light and airy foliage, crimson
and variegated flowers, presented a
gay and mirthful appearance; contin-
ually whilst in bloom visited by the
brilliant laundering humming GRID
Quotations from Washington in James
II. Penniman's "George Washington as
a Man of Letters"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-20
NERVOUS & HALF-S1CK WOMEN
Relieved by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
These Three Letters Prove Il

lowell, Mass.-s1 am sending you
a few lines to let you know what good
your medicine has done for me.
want you to let every one know that
3t has helped me in nervous troubles.
q have four children and you know
&1ere is lot to do where children are.
They would come in from school and
Ghey would start telling me about
their little troubles but I could not
@tand it. I had to send them away.
4 could not even walk on the street
alone was so nervous. found one
of your books and read it and then /
saw in the paper about Lydia E.
RInkham's Vegetable Compound. |
got it and had taken one bottle when
L saw change in myself. Twas sur
Drised. The children can talk all they
want to now and it does not bother
me. / am still taking the Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. JOSEPH LEMERE,
"a South Street, Lowell, Mass.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-20
Worlds Biggest Gem

What is held to be the largest uncut
precious stone in the world is a flaw.
less black opal, discovered in this
country and now said to be in the
office of government official 10
Washington. The gem contains ap
proximately 81 cubic inches, weighs
2,572, 1872 carats and is valued by the
owners, at $250,00O. The coIOrs are
translucent blues and greens with a
little red. The famous Viennese opal
which was without equal until the
American specimen was found, weighs
1,65S,927 carats, but has a number Of
flaws.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-20
Ckay Pines end Cancer

The old short clay pipe is disappear
&ag and cancer of the lips has greatly
decreased in Great Britain, according
Ca a famous surgeon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-20

Z. turn TO play, he placed the ball
carefully, threw himself into position,
swung his club like a forge-hammer
and-missed.
The rejected caddie laughed joy
fully. Once more the novice drove and
missed and the caddie's laughter be-
came uproarious. At the third try the
ball was dislodged from its perch and
spun over the turf for about six feet.
Hi, manr' yelled the caddie derisive-
ly, I'll carry your clubs for the fun
o. the thing"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-20
Felt Like A New Woman

Springfield, Missouri. four
or five months was rundown, ner-
yous, my back ached and | did not
feel like doing thing. Sometimes
my legs ached and felt like they
would break and I had hurting in
any sides. had been reading in the
newspapers the letters of other wo-
Enen who had taken Lydia E. Pink
aann's Vegetable Compound and the
advertising of it appealed to me so
4 bought some and saw results in al
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-20
Hard Pressed

Mrs NewlyWed-Why did you tell
al3e neighbors that you married me
Because was such good cook, when
ySu knew l couldn't even boil a po-
Cato?
Mr. NewIywed-I had to make some
excuse, my dear.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-20
40 Years Old. Feels Like 20

Kagerstown, Md. -'T was very bad
off with backache, a bearing-down
feeling in my body and pain in my
left side. / could not be on my feet
at times and once I was so bad
walked bent over to one side for three
weeks NV sister read nf Tvdia r.