The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, December 31, 1897 Page: 3 of 12
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All kinds of Building Material at lower prices than ever before'
The top of the market paid in trade or on notes and accounts for"
Cotton Cotton seed and oats. Free delivery within city limits
THE NEW YEAR.
O bncht new yisir with joyous mica
With heart unknown to piercing woe
Scatter nfjroad the cold of pjJice
And bid th waves of pleannro flow
With rhythmic sound and trembling sheen
Through the channels of each soull
Command war's thundering voioo to cease
Bid strong armed plenty freely dole
ComfortK to man Make Sol increase
The useful products of the prin-n
liusb discord's voice that bringest forth
From Here Pandora's box the ills
Unnumbered that with lightning epeed
Deep rack tho bosom of the earth.
Depopulate it habltnble hiUo.
I'oUon its soothing streams and rills
And to a desert change tho mead.
Strike too. the heart deep downwjt)jh.
O'erwHelm if Willi dJaguatlTor sin.
Cause charity and love to reign
Tnnmphant o'er each hill and pbln.
Crush Mammon's head. To God alono
Let adoration trne bo shown.
Then'loudly do we about to thee.
Welcome welcome'
San Francisco Monitor
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Ttie Story of a J
New Year's Gilt.
A couplo married but a few years
who had lost everything through illnesf
and misfortune decided to come to Chi-
cago before winter set in to try to so-1
cure somo sort of employment that
would yield a living Tho husband had
been an accountant and offico man and
the wife bad a good general knowledge
of and experience in offico "work.
They rented a suit of cheap rooms on
the West Side and then followed days
and days of weary seeking almost ai Their oflices are lovely in the Alirnria
honhe to house canvass of tho down building yon know those new corpora-
town district leaving applications ' tions always have such lino oflices
wherever the managers would permit. ; Don't you like flowers? Try a nougat.
"We can t give you any encourago- Of course they wero talking business
ineut in these times Wo are not taking
on any uew men
"Our business hardly warrants ouT !
keeping our old employees but we can't
discharge or get rid of them till they die
off Your references are all right and if t
times were diH'erent ' etc
And whed Sninlay camo there was
scurrying tor stationery and for stamps
out of the thin purse to answer ads.
Any ono who has answered advertise-
ments in tho Sunday papers knows what
it means to reply to what seems some-
thing promising and then wait first
with a hoping then with a sinking !
heart for tho postman Monday after-
noon and Tuesday morning When there
wero no letters by Wednesday they con-
soled themselves scarcely daring to look
Into each other's eyes by saying that
the firms were investigating their refer-
ences which would of course occasion
delay but one day was like another
with its trudging trying and waiting.
Tho pnrso became empty and the
scanty and tho rent due and
first mouth tho furnace sent
eat and tho landlady's "good
was frigid They shut the
quietly as they went in and
shabbier clothes and their
ler as their faces grew
tho husband camo home
cuff buttons and next
monring wore a pair of his wife's but
W jre wero steak and coffeo for supper
ui a few days he left his watch down
town and wore an old fashioned silver
tone that had been his father's and then
they decided they could get along with-
out that too And thero was uothing
more to pawu Tho man several years
before had helped a lawyer out of a
tight placo. loaning him small sums
several times He dropped m to see him
in the chamber of commerce building
and asked him for a dollar or two. The
lawyer stepped out to get tho money.
and Ktrangeiy enough forgot to como
back nt all
The wife had packed two pieces of
rare French bric-a-brac in her trunk '
and if she could sell them in a great
city there wero always people who were
glad to get hold of artistic curios if
you could tind the right people.
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to- Tbe pieces of china wero worth from
U to $100. but husband and wife
Sed to part with them for $25 if a
Vxser could bo found. A curio deal-
Vu tavi offered her $l.f0 "They
ateh Thorn 15 nrv denmtid nt
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i-ra---eu- tur caiugs 01 iuu num. uui 11
you -want to leavo them 1 will give you
foliar and a half or so " said ho Tho
fe next started to visit houses on a
fashiouablo boulevard and was either
denied admittance by a haughty servant
or a supercilious dame refused even to
look at tho pieces the like of which
could not bo found outside' an art niu-
eeam. -She never bought from peddlers
N ihjj. explained; then a long weary
walk home and only bread and tea for
supper
For two or threo Sunday nights they
bad attended Rev Dr D 's church.
Besides being a most learned and elo-
Queut preacher Dr D appeared to
them a man of largo heart kindly im- . a desire to be in harmony with the cus-
pulae and intense sympathies whoso tonis of the country of his temporary
whole personality beamed with lovo abode than to pay any special honor to
MJ-ndlijes3. The little woman hope- his native country Tho American col--fully
decided to go to this minister and ouics in London Berlin and Pans make
ask his assistance Surely in so large
and wealthy a church the pastor would
know of some philanthropicallv inclined
parishioner who would be glad to help
aatroggling fellow creature as well as
tq acquire tho beautiful objects of art.
Heading in the papers of philanthropists
giving thousands for charity she thought
it only needed that they should know "
ay one to bo worthy of assistance and
tbey tood with hands outstretched. A i
iinister of Christ's love and mercy '
would surely help her. But she was
from tbe country and did not know
ne called at the residenco of Dr.
D la a few words she told him
itory He stood glasses in hand.
impatient for her to finish not asking
bar to sit Then ho replied "I am
orry. but 1 can do nothing. "
"Won't vou look at it?" sho ventured.
No. I've no time; very busy with
Important letters. I can do nothing tor
fie ; hastily opened the door almost
ner out and witcout even a
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j not buy. but 1 gavo her somo names of
women ot mv acquaintance who 1
thought would help her at least who
could d so if they chow. Among them
was Mrs K. a frivolous newly
married woniau who had never been
I -aspect ed ol ever having had a sober.
j serious impulse but who was warm
j hearted and lovable and happened to bo
first on my list With this I dismissed
i the matter for a time from my mind
j as we are all wont to do with things
' that are harrowing contenting our-
i selves with a word or promise of possi
ble aid like the man who always look-
upon a debt as paid and canceled
after"baving given his note for tho ob-
ligations I chanced to call on Mrs.
R sometime after and what attracted
I my attention first in the drawing room
afterthe fipvely countenance of the host
ess was ai antique empire cabJL?-f;r
mounted by a bust of Napoleon and in
side tho identical ijevras.
Surelv the stone that the builders re
jected had U'come the brad ol the cor-
ner 1 curbed my curiosity until tho
other visitors were gone and then o-er
a cup of tea. asked and heard the storj-
"It was ono da last week. ' said
Mrs R "(Jeorge was home to lunch-
eon. You know I made him promise be-
forehand that he'd always come homo
to luncheon unless I was going out.
Well George was home and brought
papa with him. and then they were go-
; ing to a directors meeting do have a
roso leal rred sent them lrom iNew
York of tome new company they have
j just organized. Papa is president and
thero's ever so much capital behind it
and when some ono camo 1 was glad to
get out and let them finish alone.
"Hero was this pitiful little woman
qnite handsnmo at one time. 1 should
say. but faded and out of style. Why. I
knew she was m trouble before sho
spoke for no pretty woman would wear
such clothes unless he had to. anil 1
guess after all. 1 was sorrier for her on
that account than anything else Yes.
and when she showed me that china
now. 1 don t know anything about such
things and just have more glass and
china than thero are places to put it;
people send so many of those things for
presents now well. I told her 1 didn't
need any dishes but if there wa- any-
thing else I could do .lust then papa
came in. and m a minute he was wild
He didn't seo the lady or anything else
hnt just tho.-e di-hes Why. it's royal
Sevres! Where did it come irom'r It's
100 years old!" ho cried and he exam-
ined tho painting and the mark water-
mark. I believe isn t it'r When ho had
finished his ecstasies 1 explained tho
lady wished to sell it He was aghast.
To sell such a treasure lor $25 was rank
robbery ' WI13'. don t you know they aro
priceless?' he exclaimed.
"1 never saw anything get tho better
of papa's business judgment betore Ho
asked how she came to want to imrt
with them and she told us oh. the most
pitilul story Her husband was out of
employment and they had suffered
everything lor months didn't havo
enough to eat. 1 snp'so I never knew
that kind of refined people could get so
poor 1'apa bought the china lor part of'
my New Year s gilt 1 don t know how
niuch he gave Von can t ask about a
present And (ieorge gave her an ad-
dress and told her to have her husband
call at the olhce in the morning I things it is supposed to contain or the ie iiili-in-t Hostile gods is admirably tho recompvnao for which was the ab-
uever was so happy in my life. After treasury lrom winch ho dispenses gifts Iortrayed by Mo-jui men personifying fcorption of an immeiiso number of
the men and tho little woman wero gono
1 had a good cry 1 was m the midst of
it when Dr I) called and ol course
1 had to tell him why 1 was crying and
everything He was so interested and
ho had a curious lotk on his tace and
said 'Thy ways are not our ways Mrs.
R.. your lather is the best man I
ever knew And yon know papa isn t a
church member at all hardly ever goes
to church.
"He's a very able man tho little wo-
man's husband ("eorge says They put
him into the oilice ol the company and
think of making him manager alter the
first ol tho year He told Georgo that
his wife is all that saved him in his
trouble and she sees good in it all and
says their trials only made them nearer
to each other and that 1 won t know
what lovo is until trouble comes and wo
fight it down together We've talke-d of
it since It's curious how sho happened
to come to us. It seems as it something
must have sent her at last doesn't iti1"
Perhaps Chicago lJost
NEW YEAR'S ABROAD.
Uow the Amerlran Citizen In roreicn
LamU Observes tho Day.
The "American abroad' sticks to the
old time observance of New Year s with
assiduity
This is due probably more to
the first day of the year tho occasion for
an elaborate interchange of visits that
not only include Americans m the list
but also all tho notable residents with
whom they may be on calling terms. In
these capitals of course utmost formil-
itics aro observed and the iuuctiousof
the day. if zealously carried out. as
they generally are call for a consider-
able display of staying qualities
When tho American embassador keeps
open house naturally the chief inter
est centers about his establishment
When the patriotic and pleasant duty of
visiting him has been accomplished. 1
then the people settle down to a vigorous '
pursuit of each other striving as far as '
possible to be at two or more places at
once. This is especially noticeable in .
Paris where tho American custom is
modeled closely on that which obtains
in official circles. Paris gives itself up
completely to calls on this day. and
they are regulated by the most exact
rules of procedure. Every man is ex-
pected to call first on tho superior next
above him and then to hurry home to
receive the inferior next beneath him.
Chestnut St. Abilene. Te.r
I do all kinds of work in the Tinner's line and make a specialty of
Galvanized Slock Water Tanks.
Call and get my prices and I will treat you right. First door north
of new Steam Laundrv.
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ARCHES DECORATE
PORTAL.
EVERY
The Ship of Wealth and Seven God of
l'ortune and Happiness Japan's Vr-nu.i
and Santa Claus Old Mnu of Longev-
ity Quaint Legends of Antiquity.
In Japan "the glad new year" is a
season of much festivity and innocent
mirth. Every portal is decorated and
j cach object of which t ha decoration is
composed has a symbolic meaning Tho
usual lurm ot the decoration is a green
arch. On the right is placed a small
pine tree with a reddish stem and on
the left one with a black stem. F:mcy
has attributed to tho light one a femi-
ine and to the dark one a masculine-
cx.. -iso mis naruv tree .-vnttH-iizi-s a
stavait age that has withstood the
stoiiiuV'nu -triggl---of existence. Clo-'u
to the jVtxn on either sid- are -et grace-
ful -tenV-ol haml no. wbiHi. rising erect
with ?uce-s!o:i of ring- forms a lit
symlKl i irViili" liloand tullu---so: years.
The dw.'!ie"?'fweeii the pin-. about
fix M'l-h spabcd by a gr.t rope
fculliciently rai.-ediliiiK .1 --a-ago
beneath it This. nccorTf-'i- Jt -yni-bolie
purpose debars all tmS'i'Hi and
evil thing- from crossnm the threshold.
Among th- decorations liung m
arch is the lnkara-bune. 'tiie ship of
wealth a miniature -hip ol twisted
straw in winch are seated the seven
gods of fortune- and happiness. The
nam--- .i:l Iuiiciiui of th-s-- seven gnds
ot fort niH- are worthy ol nttitition
Fukun-kuji tho fir-t figure which nt-
traets notice is an old man with a verj
tall head
Ie is- ku vn a-- the anneus
star of the south poie. thv luminary
which nresitf over human life and by
its tipp-.:r.iKv ttiiuonnces peace to thu
world
liishauiou. iheiK'Xf figuro isthoheav
enlv fin uvtnr ot pnst-and the special
!.:tr!i et -ill who w.sh to become exjwrt
twordsaictt iv.rsenn-n and scholars Ho
stands armed cap-a pi:- grasping a long
Fpariuhi.- right hand while in ii
Kit he hold- a miniature im:.da which
contains the soul ol the devout Thoso
who pr.iv to linn are told that "ho can
grant them good fortune more- swiltlv
than the flight of an arrow from the
bow
Near to this oriental man is Benton
the Venus of the. comjany a comely
woman holding a stringed instrument
of music the emblem of harmony Ac-
tors and people who make their living
by amusing the public look to her for
at tract l veil- -s and ability to acqmro
wealth
Hotel the leat dignified of tho sev-
en but the gnatt-t favorite of tho
oiulace at large is .-up-ed to have
been a prie.-t. remenilx red for his portly
form. Ins lovo ot children and for a
lanre cloth bat which ho always car
ried He is the .laj-anese Santa Clans.
a nn rry old lei low whose heart retains
ii lioyish ln-hiiess notwitls-tanding the
wrinkles cm his brow -baring with zest
the sports of children who take liberties
with him a.- with a playmate and claim
him as their own lh- bag. always full.
may lie put to many n-cr It in
It may be a
bed upon which ho can rest hi limbs at
night or a receptacle for the thousand
precious things which he has gathered
or a trap for little boys and girls who
aro enticed inside to see the marvelous
to all gixsd children for ho is of keen
discernment with eye- in the back of
Ins head. ami. able to see around cor-
ners he can easily distinguish tho good
lrom the bad
El.isu. a short liguro with a jovial
countenance is the guardian of markets
and trade- lies is the third son ot Iza-
nagi and lzaiiaim no unkoto. the crea-
tors of great .la pan and the progeni- (
tors ol the mikado but he reflects little
credit on his illustrious parentage for
ho is a cripple Ho is represented in
pictures a.- sitting by the sea on a rock
with a fishing rod in Ins hands and a
large red tail theturbotof the Japanese
banquet under his arm. and on his
head a cap worn by persons of rank.
Daikoku. tho god ot wealth is n
short stout well to do looking figure
standing ujhvu a pair of nco bales hold-
ing a large mallet in one hand and with
the other grasping the mouth of a bag
filled with wind slung over ins shoul-
der He is painted blue tho color of
heaven wears a black iap. tho crown
ol which projects lorward over his brow
and is attended by a rat with which ho
sometime- amuses himself Tho moral
i-. human nature is prone to ambition
there-tore a low figure and humble atti
tudu are most befitting it The bag
slur.g over his shoulder renreseuts
wealth hard to bo acquired . like the
wind not easy to be controlled and
ready to escape therefore to beheld
fast The cap coming well over the lore-
head pi events too high looks and keeps
tho eyes intent upon tho realities of
hfe without which there can bo no sue-
cess Tho mallet is the svuibol of labor
by which wealth is acquired and tho
bales of rice on which ho stands show
that ho is tho patron of agricultural
prosperity All classes ot the people
honor him. and his imago is in every
house
Jirojin. tho seventh of these gods. i3
the duplicate of Fuknrokuju He is rep
resented as a venerable man of digui-
fied bearing clad in long robes of a by-
gone time bearing a fan and supporting
his footsteps by a crooked staff from
which is suspended a manuscript roll
while by his side are the 6tag. the stork
and tho tortoise emblems ol longevity
These seven divinities. like the nine
muses are thus charged with functions
of great import in relation to tho lower
world. Their names are woven into
cradle songs to tho sound of which
many a Japanese child is hushed to his
earliest infant sleep This song is used
especially to anuouueo the rowiug into
port of tho treasure ship with the sev-
en god3 of fortune aboard on New
Year's eve. ' i
NEV YEAR'S CALLS.
A Ootid Old Ctmtinii That Should Not 1I
Alton il to Die.
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The formal custom of receiving New
Year's call- ha- nearly died out in our
largecilics.it ha ing been superseded
by the regular aft moon and informal
evening recptions to which gentlemen
take more kindly than to tho old fash-'
ioned New Year's party The good old
runckerlKX'ker habit has not. however
died out altogether I: has only been
brc ken up lutodillereut forms the result
ol t tie comple.- conditions of modern life.
So: 10 families still maintain the ens-
tori m its entirety Some give formal
dinners not tho "family" dinner which
is usually tho part of tho Christmas
festival and in the country carriage
loads not infrequently go round from
house to bouse making merry calls
picking up additions to the party and
liuallv ending with supficr at some hos-
pitable house atiti in an evening with
game.- rei reh-d by apples roast chest-
nuts homciuadu plum cake ami sweet
cider
It is now said that this custom ot
making New Year's calls in tho city
belongs to a time when making calls
had not lieeome it dailv business pur
sued for want of other occupation by
men and women ot leisure. It is true
that it belongs to a time when men
were too Im.-v to do much visiting and
gladly -vi zed this annual opioitunify
of looking lipoid friends and especially
lts. I.. .h-. ......I iintli..iJ f Urn I....1
- Iii: I V I r1 dllll UIWI.IVI KliJ Iltlll
kinmKfis girls and recalling and re-
coiintinerililscciies ami events ui uu-ir
youth
This annual br?Nni"S of tho links
of old friendship i theJ! iunctun
of New Year - .-.ills The tbT"t to
very Ic-fl il-e wlii-ri it l- enirilnvitl H a
mere ell'ort t cutiut up a long list
names ot people wit. m oii may havo
ftvn ve-sterilay or the day Indore. or
who ha.e no : ady urfKi- to prevent
them irom calling every day of their
lives j
Of course one dr.es not want to misi
one s intimates on such a day. but thero
is not the samo object m setting apart a
day lor them and this is the reason
why so many jeop!e who havo "trav-
eled' !eliiiish l he custom when they
return homo to a hie l-a-ed so far :ts
Ks-ible. on what they have heard and
seen abroad
iJui there are many who represent the
oldest and best lamihes who cling to
old habits who do not .--end hall their
lives abroad but who are the strength
and honor ol tho best enterprises ami
effort at home. Then thero are. others
busy proh-s-ional and bus-iuess men and
women who form the largest part of
our "l-:-sf society who. perhaps do
tho mo-t to tormulate it- habits and
wrpetuate its customs and to thoso the
1st of January as a day of freedom and
devotion to tho social idea is a lioon
which they welcome apart lrom its -ig-
nilicanco and the de-ire to perpetuate
it aba custom lJhilaiieiphia Tress.
THE MOQUI'S NEW YEAR.
A .M-'thi-al Hriiin:i Actt-i! to J'hiratu thu
Klielnv ait the Sun.
The .Mivp-.i New War's celebnition.
called tro-yal-u-iia. is lamely a pre-eii-
taticnot a singular and elaborate mythic
drama divided into two parts m which
offerings are made to elhgie.-ot the great
plnine headed serpent ihe enemy of
t . lullowed by a sun dance in
winch the ce-uflict between the sun and
the various deities
This celebration is primarily per-
lormed by warriors and commemorates
the return ot tho sun trom the winter
fcolstice.. in other words the. Mocjui woe-
fully tear when they see tho sun going
iarther and lartht r to tho southward
each day mat ho i- going to desert
them and leave them alone upon their
cold weary sand blown mesas. One
wonders little that in this dread situa
tion they have initiated prutouud and
mystic ru-.- with a view to propitiating
the evil one who would harm their
dearly beloved' eternal fire-.
Day by day thu old men and seers cf
the trilve watch each morning the point
at winch the sun rises lrom the eastern
hon.un ct the pinnacled and ragged
mountain range They havo tound a
particular notch betw-.cn two peaks
past wh i-.ii the sun d e.s not travel in its
fcouthern march but" instead it stops
and r turns over its long and dreary
trail to bring ultimately the spring tho
butterthe--. and. mo-t preciuusot all. the
com their -t.itl ot hie.
As the sun nears its lowest notch
prejsirations tor the rite which conciliate.-
the- sim s worst enemy tho snake
de-meiii are well under way Tomor-
row in a weird subterranean cavern
called an e -tula or kiva it is declared
that the baia-tni serpent siiall be amply
placated to rich will be the tribute
that lor one entire year the sun shall be
tre' rom UIs persecutions and tho
clouds too. winch tbe snake wickedly
swallows shall gather and their mois-
turo freely descend ii-vou the iiarched
"'l blighted land until it is once more
clothed in verdure. New York Herald
Nomenclature of tho Months.
The Roman year originally began
with March and tiepteuiber. October
November and December were tho prop-
er uaiue.- for the last lour mouths as
the year had but ten. When January
aiul February were added however the
names became entirely inappropriate
but nevertheless have by general custom
been retained m spite of the error im-
plied. The Old Vear.
lUnz ont. wild tx;IU to tbe wild sky
The ttj-mj: cloucii. the frosty Ughtl
The ytair is dym-: in the night.
Rir.R oct wild t-oild and let him diel
Itlnc cut the old. rinj: in tho newl
Hm-: happy bella. across the 6nowt
Tlie year U koidr Let bun roI
Km; ont the tuc rmw " the true:
Kinft ont tne -Tiet that taps the mind
For thtj-e that here we wco no more.
King oct the teed ol rich and poor.
Ring in rdre ) to all mankind.
Alfred Tennyson.
J. Ia. RED Proprietor.
Near Passenger Depot ----- Norih F(rst Street
zji ' Keeps the best liquors and cigars in town. All JN-Jw-ssj
tne equipments are up-to-date and first-class. . . llg.-p
HAIL TO THE NEW YEAR.
n.nil. hall to thec O virgin jear.
Not yet a day'H length on thy thronel
Thou with tho merry eyes and clear
And joyous voice of dulcet tonel
Hail bail to thee thou strong of limb!
Our pra:se m thine O youthful kmgl
For thou art pure of woe and sin;
Thy young hand- yet but blessings brlngl
Ttio monarch who is laid away
Within the catacomb of years
Was harsh and rnthlosi in hL- day
Seemed les.s to lovo our joys than tears.
We look for blessings manifold.
New year from thy pure sinlesa handi
We trust thy heart will ne'er grow cold
Toward u and our native land!
Bring healing to the hearts now soro
From wounds the cruel old year made
Tho veil of peaet fulness draw o'er
The woos at each heart threshold laid
Wo cannot love a tyrant king
Our hearts refuse to loyal tx?
To one who takes delight to Ui:ig
Upon our hearts keen misery I
He fcirwT to us that we may say.
Win ii routes thu tune for thee to go.
O darling year we grieve today.
Ik-v-au.-- we all have loved you so!"
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" hippy New Year's marshal I
shon . 1! a chorus of childish voices in
the I'-:e Impenale of Lyons They were
gamms ol tne town who in a baud.
crowded around Marshal Cartel la.no on
the I.-t ot January. 1S57 Tho big 1
hearted man. who was at that timo !
military governor of the town finding j
himself surrounded by the young ur- ;
chius. conceived a strange idea which '
war? both tho indication and the result j
of his nature.
ou want New Year's gift-1 my j
lmvSC"M he.
" Yes yl.7-houieu the youngsters in
chorus.
"Yen- well my litfftsL fric--'Js; you
must win th-.ni.
"Wm tin-in I How.'
"Jiy taking them by storm.
"How it
"The thing is very simplo You seo
that candy tore there at the corner of
tho street?'
"Yes. marshal."
"Very well Tnko it by storm and
when ou capture it you are at liberty
to sack it Kvorytl'iug that it contains
will be yours. "
Tho youngsters Iwero delighted. In
short order they picked upall tho stones ;
that they conid lay their hands on and
feu: volley after vol.ey at tho windows. '
J-'or a moment nothing could bo heard
but the ringing clatter of broken f.lass.
Out bounded tho proprietor with a
big .-rick in his hand He was about to
charge u-vou the young vandals when !
ho noticed Marshal Castellane half
choked with laughter endeavoring to
order a second bombardment. The inci- i
dent immediately bocamo clear to tho '
dent immediately bocamo clear to tho
shopkeeper's mind and he too burst
out laughing. .
When the breach was made the little
rascals rushed into the shop opening tho
door simply to avoid the necessity of
passing through tho windows. Then j
they made a furious attack upon the
candies and cleaned out almost the en-
tiro stock.
When that expedition was over tho j
marshal orden d a second one against a J
cakeshop Tho little armv command- ;
ci j)V Castellane. won another victory.
cakes.
The two battles and the damages co-t
the millionaire marshal nearly 100 000
fraws That was his contribution in
tliolorm ot rsew lears gitts ler t be j
gamins ot Lyons.
Un the following year ho had another
adventure. This time the military gov-
ernor in i he course of an evening walk
stopped Ivy chance m front of an an-
tiquary's store where there wero some
curious old things displayed in tho win-
dow Among some objects of a rare
value wa.- a little nigged doll well
worn and evidently of tho cheapest
kiml. just about good enough for a junk-she-p
How it got there among tho objects j
of the antiquary was tho thing that
puzzled the marshal. Just then a little
girl came up in a burn. carrying a loaf
of bread under her arm. Shivering in
the cohl January wind she drew over
her thin she ulders a little faded shawl
while her dit-ss worn aud light clung
to her trail hmls at each step sho took i
The little ono opened the door aud
without etite-nng.s-nd to the shopkeeper:
"Mr Antoine- did anybody make an '
offer tor mv doll?"
"Five ctiits was all that 1 was offer-
ed for it ' replied a hoarse voice.
"That's not enough." -aid tho little
one Then tho closed the dvjor. and.
witu a sign continued her journey . signs of being emptied stands lnvituig-
Tho marshal followed her closely but y in the great halls and forms the balis
she did not notice him. She entered a of the good cheer that prevails every-
poor. tumble down house and mounted j where Even in the humble homes the
tho stairs. When she came to tho gar- j bounty of the inmates is conspicuous in
ret lauding tho child opened a door j a variety of chnctristic refreshment
and disappeared. Castellane stealthily 1 that must not be spared by the guest
crept up and listened at tho door ' The ordinary gift giving turkey din-
" You wero very long. Marie and the . nc-r Chntia tree Christmas is not to
little ones are dreadfully hungry." said.j be compared with some of the jolly New
the voice of a woman inside.
"The baker refused to give us any
more creelit. und I had to talk to him"
replied the little girl "Hut anyway
here is the bread mamma Let mo cut
it for tno dnidreu.
The mar-hal did not need to hear any
more. lie understood the case thorough
ly In a hurry he returned to tho anti-
quary and. pointing to the old doll
asked:
"How much for this doll?"
"Anything you wish sir " said the
dealer
"Well let us say 100 francs. :
"You are joking aro you not?"
"Not at all Here's the money. "
"Oh. my dear sir. if you only knew ;
tne good that you are about to da
"To whom?"
"To a little girl in the neighborhood
the eldest of a numerous family in des-
perate straits. Tho father is at present
in the hospital. They aro unfortunate
people but very honest I "can assuro
. you Tho little girl told mo to find a
I purchaser for that old dolL Sho fan-
cied poor thing that she would got 10
cents for it. I never thought I could
sell it You say 100 francs?"
"1 said 100 francs and I have jast
finished couuf'ng out tho amount and
here it is. " And the marshal placed liO
o franc pieces on the little connter of
. tho shop. The dealer wrapped the doll
' in a paper and presented it to him -with
many thanks and benedictions in the
1 namo of tho family
Without paying much attention to
I him Castellane left tho shop and ro-
turned to tho old house with tho in ten-
! tion of leaving tho doll at tho door for
! little Mane But tho latter whoso hn-
patience had been sharpened by want
I had already returned to tho dealer.
j What was her joy when he told her the
; good luck that had como to her! Sha
received the money and camo back to
j tho house as fast as sho could run. Sho
accomplished tho journey with such
hasto that she overtook the marshal at
tho door of the pirrct
"Ah it was vou!" sho cried just as
she found h.i m the act of placing the
. little jsickage at the door of tho humble
lodging and m an outburst of gratitude .
the mile thing threw her arms "around t
tho neck of her benefactor and ki-sed ' J
him. ' r
When the good hearted Castellano I
afterward told this little storv. ho add- '
ed:
"Never in my life did I get a kiss i I
that went to my heart like that. " '
CHANGING THE CALENDAR. !:
llov. Our AlmariKci Are Kcjt IiiiAocorv!
With tlu- Clfii-k In the Sky.
.Ian. 1 is not comparable as a public
holiday with Christmas :is to the uni- ;
versality or ahtiquity of its observance. I ;
Before 1702 the year began on March i ?
25 The chango in the calendar was
made in that year fur C treat Britain by ;
an act ot parliament and wo inherited
the : - fiifmn ot marking the bo- 1 1
ginning of the year from tho mother I
country J ne day was not observed m
ual times with tho funuality which ' j
1ms i:KPT-:0t-lts olvservance in J:ter years. .
After the8louu's -1' '"'justwl business .
nff-nrs tn thiMUlv "sue tne 1st ot .lanu-
ico aud in course of
ary grew m im)or
time became a legal
An interesting incident
jfv change
of tho c:tlead'r m 1?5J was
l?1 -Y-
wl:'
ping of 1 1 day- between Sept. 2 and
ut giving that mouth only 1!) days to
iriug the Kngiish into harmonyvith
tho (.Jregonan calendar. Tho omission
of the 1 1 days attracted great interest
and long notice of the proosed innova
tion was given in tho newspaper- of tho
period. s- rim- losiuess. afairs could bo
accommodated to what was called tho
new style " The act of parliament cor-
recting the cr.I. mlar also ordained that
the vear.- isoo I'JOO 2100 2200 2o()0
or anv hundredth year except only
every fourth hundredth shall not be
deemed leap years but shall bo consid-
ered common years of I1G3 days only and
that the vear- 2u00 2-100. 2-00 and
every fourth hundredth shall be leap
year- consisting of ;JU( days
Every year whoso number is divisi.d..
by four is hap year exci pt on'y when
fl ninnlver etuK with 00 in v-liieh erisn
it is leap year only when the im-ceciii!"
lij-mvs are" divi-ibl'- by four Bv this
rule the vear 1(J00 will not lie a" lean
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ap
vear while thy vear 200t will be. Ev
this wig- .v..- arrangement sayft a
writer "our almanacs are kept in liar
iiiouy as n ar!y as may be with the great
clock of tin- skie- the only perfect time-
piece." All tht old colonial literaturo
for some tune after the change referred
to gave dates tinder both tho old and
t
new styles to prevent confusion Phila-
delphia Ledger
NEW YEAR IN THE COUNTRY.
C"mm1 Cltee-r I'reiniN I'ntriiiiimoloel
Society Kormulitiov
hj
Tin- m re primitive and
forms of Sv'iday celebrations are to be
found in the country and this fact ap-
plies with special tum to New Year's.
Thu tK-oule aru lass influenced bv tho
mere formalities of life and customs
change in response to the dictates of
preference and not of social decrees.
Here the c::.-iom ot-makiug New Year's
calls remain.- practically what it al-
ways has liecn an unvarying custom
subject only tev the obstacle of inclement
weather The most sociable fanner is
forced t viehi to a heavy tall of snow.
and a 1 locked roael is about tho only
barrier to his payin:r -: .:s to ccngenia'l
-iei"h!irirs Tho'form ot ciitprt-iinmcnt
within deorsis as different from that in
the city as the different environment
would su:g--t In the trior sumptuous
homes eggiiot: m great bowls that
sH-m never to bo permitted to show
. . -
j i ear's celebrations which the farmer's
boy Jack c;-u tell you all about. He
would think half the fun lost without
tho New Year's cieigh ride. Green
Christmases and New Years are classed
appropriately with L-raveyards. and the
weather man would understand this
better perhaps if ho didn't live m a big
city where New Year's sleigh rides are
out of fashion particularly the kind of
sleigh rides Jack I'-cI- forward to on
New Year's day
The lowering sky has been scanned
anxiously for a fortnight There is just
enough humidity to make it certain
that it must snow unless the weather
changes. Then comes New Year's dawn.
and the first glance from tho bedroom
window reveals a delig-tiul expanse of
heavv whirr Kiinw hankcxl nn aiminst
the fences and sre-nrng to stretch to tho T.
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