IIIZIIIVI gr` \ "Tho arse gin: of nnuhinocunxnt chouulot than nwfnlwookx Hartley. phyuknlly ale. could clan hlnbedroom. Uulyu to:-rllledlnu-tonulln that ho wnlnvu llvlnuautunuun. Silwuh. and tho nyuutono unpor Ihowetlno y d lining. Andvhen he cups dcwnudn town onlyuo alt Lu-InnI-n'nQ IhlII-.helI|A Imam `lI'..'U |vllclU l|\'U IIIHI l|l'U . and tho m1(lwinterfz-s- r--!`m~u honor:-(1 from tho wntislx isluml to the Hi- nl {rum Filxistorru to tho .1 l).. ICI* -uuuvnvu -IlI-IvI_Ivuv `lie nyaisu ledicile Co., rrm. ms Ianuan (lain man who: Ion tr; Arc You rule? If you lack color in your chock: bio Dr. Hall : Iron Tonic Prlle. you will by delight.- od II the strength and tom they will im- part. to your I-yatom-50 pills in 5 box lot `.. 5 cent: At Wsde'a drug store. wm Not Yloznto `lho law. Nnw Ynux, Dec. l7.-I oIico justice Charles Dutfy. of Long Island city, this morning iuued warn-unto for the arrest: of Mdfoy and Croodon. on the complaint of Peter A. Inininger and J. Rufus Torry. of the Long Island city purication nocicty. Lawyer Francis Vun Vechlon. represent.- ing the athletic club. Mid the man would bo in court at two o'clock this nfmrnoon, and that they would furnish bond: not to violate the Luv. I __._____..__ ` Miller : \\'onn Powders are 1 wondoxful medicine. Soid by"!-3. C. Mitchell. I ` For two years I was greatly troubled with kidney dl`.0Il?6. I n-nlferod intense min, and frequently was unable to work. I doccoreil at lnt0l`Vllil. but got. lime or no `leilff. I began to grow won-or nnd the min.-. wore fuquent. and intense. About ` chin Lime I saw South American Kidney Cure advertised as aapeedy relief for all kidney troubles. I purchased A bottle, and in gave me wonderful relief in I few hours. I improved steadily, and after taking (four bottles I am completely cured. I consider it worth its weight in gold, for it. an-uredly paved my life. Sold by W. H. Medley, I successor to N. 0. Poison & C-J. |.`.)'l'l9 Ill l'llU [ll'lllllLl\\} IDUUIJIUS. in the purely wild condition mistletoe grm\'s mo.~:tly on poplars alone. In civi- lizml nml ('ulti\'ntml soils it ext(-.ndslts(i(*])- rlvutiuns \\'|l(`!`0\ (`I` it; gets :1. chance, to up- 'piuon-.lmrds mui pear crvcs. And this is l.h0llh`IlllIL'l'()l' tho gt.-n<,-rnclnn of nzistlctoca. Tho youm: S(`O\llll|g` sprouts on a branch of its inmluntnry host, where seeds have been cnrriud by hirds. - lnstvmi of routing tlncuisclvcs, howcvor mm more grmumilingz plants-I, by small llbruus mntiuin. thvy fasten by A sort of Hu.'|i(`r|il;0 fashion tn the tissues of the tree on which they fwd. nml, ponot.rnting `its hnrk to the living lnyor just, beneath, suvk up vlnborntuil mp {mm the veins of their \ ll'lllll. 'l'|`.u5 they lim uh the expense of the ruplnr. whose fuml thc_v appropriate. uml when many of then! together infest. n z~in;:lu tron, us one may often see in the lung: rozuisitio nn'nm-s of central Frnncu, the-_v su(`cu`(l in inrgt-iyclmking the fullngo of their unimppy hust.-(_Iincinn.'\ti lin- quircr In tho Tunlmcpnyar Funk 8. Ennarlck of Alvlnnlmnont. -8531 South Amorlonul Kldney Cure xlnved LII: l.:fa~It llollovel |.. 5:. 11....-- ll HUI [UH llllll. I-IIU IHIBLIUIUU U IHVUTIIU Ililvllllll is the British onk. This is ncomplcte nxistuke, us it. mm the very rarity of `tho nxistlctm-, on oaks that gave one, when found tht-ru, its peculiar sanctity in the eyes of tho primltivu peoples. In Hun nnrnlv wild 1-nnulitinn nuicflntnn LIIIII III} IIll\\I ?`You-you will not!" She ran and caught his arm. "I did not know it. I simply sny-if you but know how he has slaved and tried! Let me tell you Iomethiug.` Wnitr-and his play will be accepted. Yes! Tonight he has found his plot-the great idea he has missed for months. '.[`lIurel" u|.\-...._| |_:_ _;I_.-nu 1'1- _;.._...1 :.........I.. A Parasite That Drawn Suntonanco From the Treo to Whlch It Cllngl. The modern mlstlctoc, as we know it to- day. in its present. highly cvolwd and do- guncrutc state as n contlrmcd pnrusitc ls no longer an cui;;mu.. It is a woody shrub, with yulluwy groom leaves, which specially umrcts tho bought; of npplo trees. pours and p()[)lu.l`S. 'l`luj people who get their ideas vugm-ly and secondhand from books lmvo u nnt'um that the mlstletods fuvorito haunt`. In Hun nnnau. nnl: 'I`)\lu In n.-nuunlntn I-5IV Cj ZFCKI-3|}. IICII Ionian this up why you writs. IIU g\)l'H IIUHIU. in tho cities these features do not exist. It is largely n children's i'ostivnl thvro. At. no other time of tho ycxu` do the older people try to bccomo young nguin as now. Preparations have been made far ahead. und old and yuung uro uxpcctnntly look- ing forwnnl to Christmas. Mnny keep up the celebrations to Jun. 20, but it is not as general as in the country. Chrlsmnns Lrccs are prepared and presents given away. The children gather at different humus on different`. evenings, llgim tho enn- Lllos on tho merry tree. sing and dance, while the old look longing-ly on, wishing l.hcInsel\'cs uguin back in Childhood's mer- ry (ln.ys.-Mlnncap0lls Tribune. l\IlUl'V\ UII lllU \1UUl' UJHI LII!" UIIICFS. JIU hus nothing to say, only patiently Waits for something in the way of liquor. When he receives this, he lc.'n'cs. but; if noth- ing is given him he becomes ugly. nnd lruublc may result. In this way he prowls about from house to hnuso until he finally bccmncsmthcr unsteady on his feet. Then he goes homo. In thn 4-irina Human fnnfnv-nu n nnf avid`. _ A custom that is very common in SW0- den and Norway in con noction with Christ- mus eve ism "gna juicbok. " This custom undoubtedly has its origin in n supersti- tion thut. hchl sway shortly ufwr the all- .vuntof Christimiity. This was that on Cin-istn1n.s' cw (lurk spirits wandered about trying to exert their iniluuncvs. _Lntcr, us the |l('0|)iU in-(`mnu mom intelligent, this xsupor.=.tition was trun.-`.i'orn`iod into tho hu- nmrous in some respects it is like the AiiiL`i`i(':il1 Il.'1iio\\'cell. All the pranks are iionc umskod. The ingenuity is taxed to invent something as gt-otcstiuo as possible. Tho "julobolicr" often come in pairs. H0 is always expected. ma something `has generally been propuruii for him. He knocks on the door and then enters. Ho oniy fnr cnnmthinrv in Hm uvnv nf Iinnnr flu-n JQHJLIUII. The Christmas tree is thus more than a. i'uncii'ul reminder of the day and season. It is an historical institution mailing cus- toms which ycurs ago became obsolete and I a religion which has been dead for many _, centuries. It is a beautiful token of the season and u rcxuinisccuco of ages so re- mote as :9 have left no ~w:-itten " trace. There is no danger that the world will for- ? get or ignore it. An institution which can last for 30 centuries at least is prob- ably good for 30 more.-St. Louis Giobe l)emocru.t. __..._ -._,_. Pcculln Scandlnavnn Christmas Eve Cu- 0...... 1' llhted it, hanging upon lti branches preo- ents from the governor and his lady to every member at the colony. The tree was never In favor among the Puritan: of New England, however, until after the begin- ning of the present century. They Imag- ined that in some way not very clear to their own minds in savored of papacy. and than for them was enough to cause its ro- jection. 'l`hn (Yhriatnnnn Mn: is thus mm-A than n. WORTH IFS WVEVIGI-1;! lh GOLD. D I E S. ` During seventy years N Y- AS- SAN `Q `A .\\~ IUK llIUllhLI5- LI.lUl.Ul "Found his plot?" Ho stared incredu- lonsly. appearing to weigh the chaucos. Bah! Thus was to have thrilled crea- tion long ago. I will call once again next. week. and thcn"- He went out ` without nishing it. 1.. .. M... no L`I1V\I'I iu....:m. mo Ann-n ` '55 THE JULEBOKER. I IANTEl;-TM man of every suite:-er In America. THE MISTLETOE. FOR ALL SKIN ---.-4--I ' l_1ais\Be\'/rt; failed in any case. onuufocngads. WA mxo-ms. Doo..l8.-'l'|n puddom huqfpoinud Kuhn W. Bruin. of New York. uoonnl on Clifton. Ont: Ohuln W. Ilarinno. at Winaondmuoomulat Brouhillo, Ont. Wfltiu HUI vcy low prion. Ahornpihy. u_~u|vs, y\;uqnngum_ u.\ ._ uuu Il|ll'lI'I` | cue wuu VVll'll_l.'!I |uI'Il'll' |nlUl'lIII`$II. N0'[`I<}--You will come out or this compotmon with 3 know] of history whlcuyou could not get for tiny times the value of dollar. - keen m-tltor in th co ntest. Hoe the nompapon for luv. week : pin unpguu. Oh. very good. madam! Half this house was furnished with the 100 he cooily borrowed through mo-bcforo I knew. of course. Sympathy means for- bcumuce. As you don't want it, I'll sell him up now!" \Inu__unn 1:151` unG"' Clan mun nnr` co"NiiARATIvE SYNOPTICAL CHART conwmvi ROOM %.' 77 VICTORIA STREET. TOIONTQ IN THE l'NITEb 6TATl`:S--The L . 8. (`omtnlssloner ul Education. Wunhinxton, I).(".: the Chief of mu [2urr':nI of 813- Iimcs. V\'nahImmm. D (' 1-rtsvnunu 19--- ._. II I l\Il4I4 MI\4II\l\JI.1 \4\Jl'Il l4IIl I\Jl`O A full set nlmlr \\`ul|I Inn-In of lnzllull. Cmmtlmn. and llnllotl ULIIOI UIIOO (`IfI`F 5.. "mum-r). Vnluv Uh). \\`1I|m- Krill, c-xprc-an prupultl. to tho uchoul that llruln 00 III! lnrgvu uumlwr nf mungmnlnrn Ilunnx: the ulna weeks, : - .\lI prlu-wl-nu-r.4 will um-In rrI'rivo- nun;-on by letter. giving partlcnlurl bl tho awn and Hour mun:-n nuul mhlrmau-n will hu mlvertlwd In the newspaper: ouchwogt. -_....-..- _- __..-._ . . . . . -_ _ . . _ . .. 4..- -..__.--- 1 vo IIIIVWV Wu have counted the k um! tnvlu-ti lhv mdsl :=(:u with the result (lull w-- hnnumt-nnhle l:-xllmonlnlu rs! oduc-alllonul uuthorhlm km, the Unued Stanton, l.rlt:\|n. endor.-Hug our N) inu hmory In the most (nLhu<|.m|lc manner. . :.l`1- I-- IN CANADA-7 ubllc ofllr l'ro\'|n(`inl |~'.clnmutlnn Dc-p.ul ' Municipal. lmunlst : thr Prm Professors In all the print-um men and (`c-lh`;:1-.-4; nncl Immu- turn and M-urvhur-1 nl nll ursul lII_lIJIII\JlIlII4 I I\I.4l.4\JI 1 Owing to the l|I(`('nIl of Hm III--I wt-I-k'u comp!-Htlnn we have clooldl O0 award the It-mlt-r M I..\uI AM: I-;\`lI(\` `mull U0lH A.\`swI:Iv. rooolvo-d a panel; prltn ur .. m-:x|'~1;m.n I L.n'r;n w.-rrru_ .Au_..-ru-..m nmvunom. VALUIQ 06.0 . mm` I..\|I\" bl IL` IILI Nu \'Il.\'I-.I( \\'|*\ \\ .\'|'l7l|. \ A LUIC 80.00. II the WIIIIIOI" may IIIDOC. ,. HM-on \\'nlcInen are \\`.arrom:-nl In lump |:oo:|,_umo uml are of oxcoptlcuml VIIIG. - . A Bicyc|e'. Value 3 5_0o. will be awarded to the scndagrs of the _:,';th c'orr.-ct :1m\\'cr. being the lust sent in, according to the above?` example; and in n like mmmcr for any other number of corncl answer!` that 1n.'1_v `)3 received in any wccia. la n... n.......u.... o.. I... .n-a..n...n...| .... ....:....- ...|n 1.- I ans 1- .... _... ._|.--n_ ...._..__A--.IL' r `I he Ihv-_\-rh-a tn lw qllnlrlhulo-cl an |lI`|I('I will ho IEO? Cronronc whoolu. Ilnfllltd ` by u llyulnp ltrullu-rn (7)1-Iv (`mnpmgv of Turuntu. Moll In Ihu vnllloal I 5. and |||C~ \\'nlc-In-as will has II nltlmm n nu-nu-nl. nnulo nml gumrnmu-ml Ivy llm /Ilnorkmn Wnlthnln. nu-In I 0,. wnh gnltl-llllml mum nmdu nml gmu-unwed for live )0II'I by the Amorlcnu Ma-In ( aw ( I'D. \\ mm-ra I 1-Il||nI'nflhl' lnlo-vrlr nrizm: nun run-Iva nl lha-Irnnt.Inn in hair`: nr an-I`: I33 \\MI'I| \\ Inna-ru of cllho-ruf tlw lulu-_w~lr prizes nmy at thc-Iroptlnu n how`. or |r|'g .Q~ (`ream-nl. \\ haul. tug:-mo-r \\'.|h u 0'34 ! cnhl-Illlcsd Watch. luutooul of u .1` who: the IIUI He found his pen and started. Awed, apprehensive. too, she hung there as though hesitating whether to obey or snatch his precious manuscript nwny. Finally she stole out andatood guard at his door. llIl__ |__._1,__.1 ___...-A. -..._ -...._ 5.. I oil-In`-onloxu W vo'I:inIuIIoImukolIlippgId '!1'Pi||- 15'|!I||!-. Dunlap : an nu-3um.u-o'tao pads. pxmy up to I ..-.a.-.l-_. nl I 7. xv`-\..|LJ uu \\ d.'Iy will be Th! T! I R !-ll "A WEEKLY GOMPETITION mmcoL%o"Tw;ei.: mun, In'gl|u~r wluh Nulnol-mm bueolul Prison compmumva si*i'6i>i6A Ldii'Anr COMPANY, nun-ul/ul nu lhn 'I'\I\: lnllnuruv l\`(LR lfl f Qll ll , J 3 lflnitml H-nluililr Inn 95 u~ITr;nEsT_jo,__AVLL___~.a_1g_Tg|_= SPECIAL lNTE}lES1" io rue scuoo IJIED uuun . My husband cannot see you to- night." Hl\k -nu... mam-I snnilnnm `I -Tull thin $2,009.%M.l%%!?!u. ER|ZE$% Acldieu Ill Iettern to - -...--- .v-...,, ...- .- -. ...- ---....-. ,. .... .. , A Watch. Value $25_0Q. will be awarded to the tender; ` lh: zqth correct .'ms`\\ cr, being: the first of the lhird serioi. You send us a dollar. We sand I 1| unuyulc. ICIIUC 01;) UU. W U`-' -IWIIHWU-I0 the first currcgt -'lll'9'\\/CT, being the first of the first series. In I I . II - ....... -- ...- _ .\.-su um. ,`\I. -u `run... nu uu. Iullu un clulcl n Ur Ev` uch week. a ,. . . . *9 lhms, for cmznp c :~~S'.lpp05c 5,7 correct answers were l'OCIlVd m- ;.' week. This gure divided` by lour gives three series of fourteen :31 am|_o;)c ml ftscn. " v cl Huoum 17. 18, \'k-turm nlrrcl. uuuu. | "Eh? There! I was dromning-my A plot was just; coming to me. and you- you disturb nio so! he said. putting her arms away. "If lose grip of it this time. it.-it--mny mean madness! Mm , ion. it was sublime! Only go away- do!" rt. 1._._:: L2- _._.. ...._`l ..A....L-.'I A.....A I| vvunuu. vuuuc oLa.uu. M W -mu-uw cu 15th currcct answer, being the rwt of the second Xpcries. - n . I,l . u I! u 41.`... A.` .... /\' Bicycle, Value 375 00, will be awarded .to the under; ht" rxt mun-`I nl\\'\\'t`l` hninzv Hun rs! nf Hun nruf -aria.- 'Aw;;;;;. ,' \);;[[.; ""5,Ho',"Julb;";1;E.2'i$'I{.; under org I 31]! nnrrnrr 'Il1ll\.'I'll` hninu thn Fu-at nf OI-in unnnnrl can-I-u ache Chart. and man In the! fjI_0W H1-: The pm .I.... ..l ..\ For sale in Kingstbn by R; H. HORSEY C0. ____ _-.._--. -'-..-`y_--- ]il(`.ll1i:|biI)'. liiuorpumicd on the nth Jmu. JUB EU ullulauu llllllll Iuu unnuuuv unuuun. Gilbert. dou`tl" She was uncon- sciously on her knees now. "Oh, give it up. it sit : killing you! I'll work, hus- baud!" AlY.`I.& I11I.___I I'.__.. .'I..-......:..... ....... I0! Oil ! CONDITIONS :diviLl-.`u.I in o I he .~ec:u|cr nf -u ;-I*I\ll`A- -- ----- - -~----- ------- -I-- -----I-\-_I-Inf` ,m~:c;.`u!- c;>:1:uining correct `answers will be registered and: d in ihc ozdcr in which they are received ul the omcc of the co , noon on Ih~.- S:|turd.\_v in Ii.-\L`.H Wl7.l'IK during t|1oNINE the cumpc inon. The p0\lC-'|I'dS rccciycd after noon on Sntur-I rcckotlcd in the next week's competition, ` - !n'..1| n'.2:nh.`:' 0. c0:`1'\:.`t m-.:.v.'crs received during each wcefcf ivid-sd four -crics. ' *. the FIRST correct answer in each of the FIRST" SI-IRII-15' and the sender of the LAST CORRECT ANSVVER: will ;;('I. .1 prizc in the form of either :1 or 1. EH each week. A P5125 sc:iboE" c6ii5rii*'i6n C Lnrlul nl Iduulnh "nnn|l|un nnul lznll-cl in-n-_ LII Ill IIIIUIIV Ul LIIUU` kl.-r-nu-st 1-rli :=(:m`c-him: on: tsult huvu re. : from thu- >n.nl auuhorltlm In llu- D nued and in '|0rHln|; H)'Bl!'|n or I Illl(|ll5IlH\I'( Anaungst m~;n-.-4; mm nu.-m-rm: (`has of all grndrs. opinions or enucxtinuisr Tujdziv t}JLtJI|%z%"'iTs"r'isi`.7 lllll-I` Hun `(III-l1I 1-rlvh-Ian. I nlulnnnn nf lxlnnullnn In ` Stove-,WFurnace and Radla BANKERs~-BANKT 0% MONTREAL. "Il'l~f__\'lu-Inn-in Ill`. IIIlr\\'(`Il lllfl-`Il`I\'hl_Il-nnln N I` l --(.uum!.I.r.1uu|uwu.uu3. vvuuuauau - Why, he was not scribbling aujuy fe- verishly. His bend had fallen forward -nsleep? When she touched him. he slowly roused to stare past her with eyes so diluted that the almost: shrank. llilhnl-P Ann`! I" Rhn wen: nnnnn. Tm: PRIZES WILL BE /_\\\IAR|_)A_l;)J. nmupna l.llllVI\ ul |'Iu|1InI.III.u -\'l('lnrI:|. lI.('- I|Il:\.\Cll 0| !-`I('IiS-Il:I:||(I. N_Y._ LOIIIOII, En . H). 100. vI_ '41:. 13:l_ 26. 30. and 3|. Pomaatouk llullulnmu u ._z\P.!2-.I.I n -nu]-`u nu I . 2.-c -n J I-|lUU'IlIUIIl-' 1-rltlclsnn (::n'c-hhu: onqulry. v-- l`0'f`I\`I}(l In lh'h|Kh- '07! Domin- I, Hrrmt u-u-h- l Imuunlmo-cl and UH'I l'| oflit-lulu of Ia-lI.IlIl`Ihvl1I.~l TO BE l)IS'l RlBL"l'l-I'D BY THE vlmnnls .mcI '(~n|lI~m:4 nml pnl l'n|w~rs|- Ill-fnllnl lnlni . 0U!< 5wc.r.n..!$ ':I{i[p"ri_I'a__N__ii_ITcAr4`AoA.T us AND TWO com wncues, mum. bpeclul Prlul. to In` 1 rm.-I uml Illnlrllmmd nch wet-k. ,3 "EH? THERE!" and tapped at the door of that inner room in which her husband spent more hours than she liked to total. No roply. -on:|L...... Am... I`4\|| 6 .~o..-o-" mm: "ll- .mcl or-cl- .|II` snlu. uml Sill Eootcnrd. Yin}: glmu e omnmn. ' (`oplu of these tesumonlnll. with u more cletnllnl-ducrlpou of chart syaum. wull be mulled the to one who wll-lgcn further lntornntbl. ml- AA...-..slAl-_ .-AAL _ g.n__.n-A nruulnu-J. TM: brie-I` resume of our tllla Indlmtme that our <-hurts have boon u-Ix-ml with uniform exprmaloou of s I |:H)\".Il In tmlcpmdont L-duc _ q lcru tlw Engzlluh-spraklntz/Word our those who urc compt-ulant to loan opinion. (`onion 0! them: lnuthnnnlnln. Qnpm (:l'u";a (`hit-f In.-spr-I Krlu-nln; P: N:-nu-h 1a.: UUUKU NI-IlLL| HIJU IIIIUVI IIVJ ll\JLAlIA- AVU llllllj. Gilbcrc. dear. don`: start." was whispered fem-fully. "He is hero again -Lhut Mr. Maiuwariug. What. shall"- \ 1 \ x \I7l.u Inn I-tuna cunt any-H-xhlinrv nnvnu Pa. 1 IIIUZIIVKJIHIIIIX. "They'vo gum. ma hm." came through the keyhole at In; "They mumbled ukayvtor 3 time. and then ` they won quiet. I think they ` wan lrlghuund. Tbqy almost crept JIU V|UI UIIII UIUII-"'0 Iumlenta of Education In molt of I I I-Halos. ' [on 1 Chart and I 'num~.v. Isw. cmnu. ITOOK, 0:30.000- vI_.uI, nu h<'I'.~`. ntudenlu. und school children of; '1Iu- l~uhjm"t nl hlnlnry In the lame man- .-;-| uf |:,vogl`u|)|1_\'. 'I`hose charts are now =: `(':n'h. in-cordlluz to size. __ 7 , _ .5 [N (`.['.l%.\'[` IlR[ l`A1N-T 0 .011 Mo! ln.~s|)r-vlur of Entlluh cinema rhunln; P:-rnmm-m Hncrntnrr of I :-m--I- lvlurullnn Uenarluont ' t Inulrman and ma-anbors of ichool Flo: u Man-.-In-.~tur. lllrmhmhum. dlnbu lusuow. um] other CHIN In Enjllllld I vutlnn-J. llator I1anufacturen._ I Olrl-`I('ls'.S--Ilzlnllo. London, |cnhp..= :10. al. (`umutouk llullulngn 0.`. |1Y.@!.I!.r.a.!I. ~ ` '3," ,5 1 = When the gate created abet October M ` light. Marion Hartjey. wife of the un- neceastul author-playwrigbtpune tor- ` curing her win afresh for a way to se- eretly induoe some theatrical manager. to recognize her husband`s genius. Her ush faded as she heard admitted 0. man with a slow voice and a. deliberate step. Both were unpleaaantly familiar. -Cinn nvnninn " kn curd hnttna Aerated Ovens The Gurney-Tllden I l_.lA-.I I.l-.._lIL-_ l\-O DMNO F0 SALI- unn urn :-nu an-nu-n `1'IlU|`I nun: I0 no can oluuuuu to ordinary Itovol I)` about have uood as SOUVE IR'with it AA:-qnal (`man Thn -I-nu-`IA M IIIVI UK D CU`-IVBIIIH WI Aerated Oven. Tho sipplo r in that than nngoa pouoou new and in c features. an ulnyl llod with Thorn to be grub objco to nrdinn-0 nmru In that I An Alnyn lled with They do not burn food. or do: in rich natural avors. The snmption of fuel in very Ii ht. ` eppou-`Knoo this range II 3 out , beauty. One in you: home wad! save you much time and work; Sold everywhere. . Q Q - \ , To but. for Nine Weeks. como ` mom-lug at. Noon nu IuI.IIr1|IIy3 um uerombar. lII01.'uml clmlum at noon uturdny. nu. FOIL. U59 UEK No answer. II: had come back that morning for the fourth time-declined. She pretended to sew until the posi- tion grew unbearable and ,then toss 'unE:I&,";'m:fc5ICB'c..' nu. On this primed postcard uml ull you will uuve to do on lln- mi-- of the chart. to - ).~'l('!u| with um number. and I Innrv llmu 2300 llgm'e.~.a, no` Pure, Active. Ffih Alf: j "C . con!` JJUIIIJ VVUIU ullyltfhlj Lbullllllll. -Good evening ; he said, bowing qtudionsly. Tall, broad and perfectly "dressed. he possessed a face only spoil- ed by it: expression. .Is be accessible? Ah, yes. I see his light in there. Afraid ' I must disturb his inspiration, thou. " ur...1.....:-2 11.. :. ........ mm... H ..|... 3:...` I ll-IIIBII IIIDUIII U LIIB llJ!l|llI:I.4IULlp Icuuu. ` "Indeed? He is very busy. she sim ply said. - M "(I)" rant-nvcn' " A an} nnyn "Fr: ply uuu. "Of course." Ho sat down. "Er- may I ask how the great play progress on?" on H11sh1g"_s"LfvI4iI` at n_._ I. rouxo.,_ :1 A l oI-gun! lieu. Mu. Wu. Hnumr. Bollovillb. 0nt.. lays: "My husband was troubled with kidney complaint. rheumatism. lot: of up I petite. olooplonoooso, we. and could not` got. ruin` until I got rho: 0! Denis Kun- xu has !or him. Be Inc now used font bout in all. am; in oorfcctly cured. t\.....-'.. F.-u--w lhvnn no. IRA nun: Ilnnl. Willbofmud an uoolleut randy for dc! hudoebo. -ner ! U080 Iivor'PillI. Thoupduofbuohlro-pcoplowbohon IuiIh_-puutiiahn. `ration. born all. and; to uorrecuy cnrea." D0433: Klmln l`n.1.s no Ibo one: that earn. Ranouhu ubcnnmo, Donia winrlon. dtttngjnck from Gilbert : wild mm. Ioud hmponry and in n Itnun of this (` -mg- n._. _..._. -3 _..__|_1__ .._. `_A I.'l'0\VllP| l. Oll Lzllrlltlllns clcl 1 And Mumwanng`! Well. they simply \ allowed him to slip mm oblivion ' A long way up the ladder of literary lame. i and climbing still. Gilbert Hartley can i easily afford to be mercifql to the man 1 who tried to topple him 08 tho n! ` "I wnoc IT." tnin waved. Two men stood bowing in the foutlight glow, and tho forenm.~:t was Gilbert Hartley. Neither ventured a s[m('ch. and not a few pt ipie wuro puzzled afresh when next day a Joint authorship was publicly nnnouned. hut the play itself was nnmiimonsly vdted a thrilling success. and that was enough. ._..I I -5-.. ohno alum nvlilnv Ulrllnllg Su(X3B33. Illlll uluu was cuuubu. Enough--yesl Later that dny. whbxr the bell; wen; pealing. Marion crept up behind her husband and placed a mast.- ed sprig of holly upon his nred head. I .v.......I~I I" aha u-hhnprnrl "A little 80 spng ox nouy upuu ma tuuu ucuu. "lmnreled 1" she whispered. "A little I alliteration. dam--my kiqg. my king. crowned on Christmas eve!" g _ ; nn,,...-____.....u (I.'..ll 0|-nu -ivnnlv nun nuuu, ..; u-u...\, ...1 The crimes 1nr"AntlmI dn:1fvniu;:. wlwln Mm-n.u scrvzuu ml` rx-uli /.:mnn un H0 \\';x.~' hl'l`\`--(;L'|. Ill . ,.,_ my n~put:m\:u Is at mule: pcurwnh you as Jnmt : proxnxise _vuu t\\'o-tl1irzi.~:pf : The nurliuu iug about in w LULTII IIU Ulll[l|'ll Ullh . .\'n 1'r:uulutalH l bnugzht. that mm uscrip: m u crudu state from at man \\`!1 cluinurtl to h-.1\'0 pmziuct-d it. '1'lmrv ` uothm;.; di.s'crv(l1tablu"- His umne'.` I I ,,. _. ...'... :5 I1. ....... l.... unnnln I)I.l nu Autlmt situzmnu \ period. 'l`Inn "ur pt'IlL'H. The ":mthur, " with Mariu pleading eyes; upon him. ` .l`l1on hu'l)lurtvd out: ..nv 1-_,,. |.._:Ia I L,..-...I..4 TWllfII'I_g||lIIwuIaI:yu:r-aov an-In; nun through ~ Andui-inuiliuwuolollnthnnd- yuyouchrutnul - "'lt9h non nnnq,_nHtbodocta WUIIXIIIK Uc|Il\ln'1. LAIHIIU Il\.l\1| L4\I\In lll\I in the face. lwrme it-alx:msb us It stands. If my nm1us(.-1'ipc is gone. you -havu stolen it." H Thu nalo was at hand The uu.!i.- eucu. littledrvuunm;nl' that sidedranna. sat; spelmuml. `flu-n-tI1cu a crazy. unmistakable cln-vx'1a1;.5 rose to the ruuf. ;\utl1rn'! Autlmr!" \\'k`Hf; up The was crmval. the mz1ua;.;ur stu- nu cu) . Tlxcn, indeed. she stared and trim] tr) reuliao the play, but he `was .~:t1'nggl1ng past. There would he :1 scene. so. lllAl' lug his hand still. slzu t'L=llmve(l l1lm(.uc into tlxu corrulor Before she could pro- vcm, it he had gripped an attendant`: shoulder " Your n1a1nn;znr--at once !" he brom h- cd Your n1aI1.l;;(*r!" he I'(`pCd.l('(l. us {I swell of upplzxrsu drownml tho m:m`s reply '*'l'hn on-un-~rv.n-'3 'n that hnv nrur pun} . - Tlmy followed In r'nr1'idu|'s uml up to Two ;.:'\:nrl\~'xm-n wa- Iaxuglmlgly \-.'lu:n thc uud winner fun-ed \\'( \VLl_\' I "Not yet! ldemnnd. " said Gilbvrb. p0i.:1tin;;. tho ulmmty of mu lnnn \\ ho wrm-s Imnsvlf thu -.u:t|1r)rm' that pluy "Why," 5:111! (mu coolly. "I happen ' to Lu the author Anythim; nmiss?" "You!" Hnrlzlvy. lun'.;1n1.: like cue just risvu from the gruvb, put out two working h:1nd.~;. "Lfmno heru! Louk mo in oI.n u.-n Iuvmnn ir_v~.|vnr\uf. n: it -w-: The m:xx1;:,L'vr? them What nnm Hilbert l`I:u'tlv' may 2 r|\"` Auvv VLIJ Il\u\|.'I, uv 5 heading "Lcr. mego. l`\ bod. robbed! l`ll shunt it; city!" 'I`|...n inrlnnil nkn :l'uI-nl` . V\LI|ElIClIll5l_v llll`II|HU|l> I r ' I 'l`r_v, try and keep calm dear! It's newly over. " .`-iy, 1.-lut--my p1:t_vA" he said. t?) __you hayo lm. tlu-m'.=te:1| my brains! For thn nxumunc she was f-fllptfml. Thou, Nuu.~:m.~`u, dc-.11`. 5hu \vhispcz'\.-d buck. lt- is sat"-.3 " "My very wz:r " ho gasped. not Iunnylinn "I pr Inn nu I`v.; hnun I-41.- l|UIII|J Ll Klll l(5Ill'\.|j Tho play cmunxlxccll. but Marion her- self had not come to be thrilled. Hold- ing her lmsbnmlfs hand tightly. she sat stculthily wnLr.'hin1_,' for :1 Sign of dawn- _im,u-muprelncnstnn: Iuvnin. Duringthe first and S(.'0()!lll uct.~a his exprfzssiun re- uminod all but lift-1:553` Surltlcnly. Iln\\'- (`.'U!'. :'\!uricm ulx:m. criml out. His thiu fingers had been quiv('rin,',: Now. half way thrnuggh the fustut. they cl0.~su(l upnu_ her 0wu:x'us!1in;,'ly The lights were low. but she could see his eyes di- lating Only mo thankful that. evvry one nppoarctl (-n;:ros:-d by the play, she whispcrnxgly implored: 'I`v-17 Ir-xv and Lnrun I\"l`I'!\ 110-17] '1'`: `Jbh. the fbeater-the. play, " she an- swered xnnhaxzicully. 2 Thou take him. Here. There's 3 matinee advertised for tomorrow as the Jollity--some new and wonderful drama to be tried. The very thing!" 1::n.*m-4 um-mo .-mm.:un on m.-mamn IIII |XIQJIJ| LIIUII HIIU VVU|ll\l ll] lllilfll. In the tint excitement she quite for- go: Meinwering. and his last veiled threat. until. precisely seven days after ` his previous visit. the girl informed her that that gentleman and a "friend" were waiting in the sitting room Both frightened and desperate. she wont ` down as far en the doorway. "He is ill. " ehe said. her face 3 study pplication. "He knows nothing- perh v or will again. " "There!" Mainwering I teeth snap- ped, "What did I say? A planned at- fairl My friend here want: his money- or some equivalent. There is th0agr80- meat. I stay until I see your husband. " lletlon managed to get "'1`hen you mm any past the lump in her thmet Then the run back and locked nl._ L_.I_._... .I-._ LU U0 IIACII. AIIU VL`L_y ullugt Gilbort. never seeming to wonder where the money came from, assented, and accordingly that next day. Christ- mas eve. found them both seated in In Jollity If this failod- ' ' 'l`|.n nluu n.uun.n`n.uu1 Inst ll-u-inn Inn-I-_ I . one day. I've been thiukiug-wbat mild excitement would be likely to rouse him?" ' urn. n-_ lu.-_L-._ n_,. -1-.. .4... ..... mm was upon its foot. star- 1 wouduruwm. when the cur `lowed him rcmnd winding 1:! the door of n lmx. -`mu-n \\ ('l'L' Junta elm-r;.:in;; Hm white faced mzux woxnnu barred thvir --\n max: I. lxnvn unnu- mo fur his nmnoy that the 1-nrvx`s for spite. ` i;-ht mm-r know! In-ny ` . n-- ..|_ , l`.._...I.,.`I r? In that box over no .~:h;1ll l s:\y'."' uV~-thu author of this I Xurtlt-V nutlmr. but ` ull royalties. l\IIU\I| nnu shu liulshv J (110 otlu .'i."."Ia.o3.'."5ou |I'I9|.-__- __... uguspocl. l`ve been ml)- 5 all over the ullmving .I -s\."- uu .3 n unu. hesitated. Expect {riemls.Cbristmus. Get one of our Bed Couches. Can be made into covnfortablo bed. with mattress ind slung included. in less than one- hslf uzimue. In day time it is a handsome Turkish Couch. Lot up nuneah Screens. Eu-ola. Fancy ']'.`J|e!. Odd Chair-. (myk Tgblel-, Chin: ('.binoun.'Bmk Sclveo. Music Cabinets. Bug, at wold better if you would go throng r Vlrofootqa nnd noun limo. You no oufzlcomo without hing expocud topnrchuo. Yours. 1'. F. HARRISON C0. Fine large stock of Hall Racks prices that nmlce it easy to give one 0 present. We haw some ne id in hull I-`(`.`lt-', nmlm.-Ila. holders I hanging but racks. V ` Jn1'Jinicr..'1m1 Puhn Stun lulu ntuuy price to .-uib. . ideas with hraes ft-4,-1 jun: in. lloslw mul l3or.l`c.'1.<'('. for old and younrr. We have some .~:t._\ lea that are extra value. Uur $3 `.55 line js im- xnz.-nsr-; l.u';;(- sizn, growl oak linixh. lit.- lud with book :~ln'~l\'(`S zthnvq.-:md lvolow the (l(`Sl(.`>lf,'(-HI lml0;< uml all com- plete; much bdfcr tllmn -no .~.Ix0\vn in cnmumlonl.-.r $31.25. We lame smno lwuuties at lniglmr l)1'l(`L.`3'. . L IXIILJ bxrclx. m tini.-lu`-.~`. ` are the In We mnfo up 0. largo number of these Ea:-:y Clmhs for {ms Christmas, l)ut(hey are going; l'asL. They are `nude in solid oak, take 4 [`0.itiQp8, have soft. sprmg. backs mu} shale. Nothing letter. $5.50 up. IVVRIJUH uuu tutu Luyplvu uuw ll. Twolve hours later found him in the heat of unmistakable delirium. And the I play! It was lying neglected upon his ; study desk. Weeks would pass. the hint! h old doctor said. before his sanity could 1 return. It meant that tho homo must vanish hit by bio-but what of that`: Night and day she hovered over him. He had tried and failed. Only to save his reason! Then she would try herself. In ohn no.0 nvn{fnrnnn 9|-an union fnn. T. F. HARRISON C0. ` CHRISTMAS SALE. "uncy 11- .l. ...4.l -' 2'; ` . , `. : gr: -_ wm - run c,-|.uu llI|L| -' \ \'ulnu.~:(:\cr ;;i\ ` 1',r(,'J1xi:l111u:=. THE ~ DAILY WHIG. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1897; 01's in rnl.t:m, 0:! I I` :01` Racksnt t ens)` to one as -1-.` pnnnn Hun Lian... Kill |rIUll- _ ' Dune it!"ho gasped. "I was coming to wake you. They--t.hey say that ev- ery man is capable of one stroke of gen- ius Listen t.othis-but the room seems -wi1`y/.yarion. l-I"-- . ` I" nsnnnonu-int lull Clan u-.\n`Iiunr1 iue : ::md I r= mk, , ($lH`}_\' ideas and 3. : LCII wylm-:4 They I4UL' .II`l'IIl&'.`.l Ul l-IITIDIIIIII I%iI\IIII- The first Christmas two In Amerlcavru ulemrawd and lighted up In New Amster- 5 dun when Mnnhqltan Island was ncolona at the Dutch The bones: Dutghmcn. oven In the new world. could not large: the pluxsum. associations connecwd with the ,~rnsun. and it Is ruconlod that on the Int Christina: passed by tho Dutch colonists on um unto the Athmlo my modem a cedar. took It into IIIOMIIIIIIIII. And. with ash lneausu won at hull. ghualnld and ll0llUI' IIIC (lily. - Strangens it niny appear. the niitlwinu-r two was forgotten in Englanti. where it had once iioiirishcd KS a moot prmnincnt. part of the unmml Icsrivni, and from the close or the thirtmmii century. after the suluiimitiun of \\':xlt-o by Etlivnrd I. the cul- tom Bt.'(`lil8 to hum been ignorcd. save in remote c nuntry districts and among the hnmbicr cinssc-3 of working proplu. it was i'c\'i\'ed in our own times by Albert. the prince consort. who. on the fourth or fifth birthday of the Prince of Wnles. cun- ceimi the itim oi entertaining the` little royal hiphnvss with a Gannon trve. I0 Md `one prepared. "in England whatever roy- alty does is the proper thing for everybody `disc to do. no on the tniiuwing Christmas the nulpility and gentry all had Christmas trees. nn'd,naw the institution in insepara- ble from the season The true moi! com- monly unui in England in the holly or holy tree. no called because. producing in her- ries toivanl the Christina: nation nnd re- ` manning gruen thrnughout the winter, it in. in popular superstition. Aciatod with the gn-:ttcs.t of Christina featirsk 'I')u: our. lflurinhnnn tIt- In A nu-rlltll } Il`UlI| |A|Z'l'll IU LUIIZII lllllll IIIU Ull|.ll1| |.`|l1JlU ` was nblrwu. In court. in camp and in" Hui.-;Icx' in G`(`l`llilln_\`. France and Italy the , (Iliristiims iruc Wus mi institution for hun- ` drcds upon luimln.-(ls 0! years. When 1 Gavin wins b(`!~`l('gi'd in tho fourtoenth cen- ` tury by the troops of vnrinus potty ltulinn ` status. with n cnntingcnt from the im- perial army. Chi-ismins `came on era the city surrundrnxl, and the bosiegcrn cqlc- bmml tho festival with half A doten Chfiptlnll trevs in their cnmpnml mocked at. the bi-siugcxl. who_ could get no ttizcs to honor the day. Rn-anon: na H. nnnv nnnnnll fhn Iuulalnrlnfnr \\ UUII. 'i'ho midwintor tree, modied from its puzzan usvs. il`.i'ri:fur0 hucmno the Christ.- lii.'lS um`. and cu-:1 in its urnmm-nts nnd (iumi'ut.i0ns H|il_\' he found it symboli.~m nut so (Ii-upiy hidden that it, (-an not no cznsily tiuiui-tul The linked chums uf gilt, pupa-r \\`c1:e once so many cmhic-ms of eternity. Thu 1,:li.:~s giuiws und giiili-(1 balls were emblems of the sun Mild moon. The littlu cnkc iilh'I{:"R wurcuncu figures of thusulnts. morn am-i--iixly still \\-vrc lit.tIoId0lsfnsi1- innod of Whl`:l| (`Ii dough nmi hnkcd hard in an oven. The tiny ('.l|i|(c9. without. which nochristmns tronoould bo n(.3hrist.- llI.`l.a' true. nrcn ra-mtnixscciwo 0! the (lays when cwry sun and Hm womhipor carricil with him tn the ;;rt-ant. mutual t`nstIvn| his tun-h or r`.-indlv. nml \\-hrn the sacred iiro was li;:hu-I. in the round tower or on the xilt;u'ut' the Druids. `tin: light. was pnzascil from um-h to torch until the entim circle Hnnin u-ue hr.-ii-mul In !hn fnnrtnnnth nun. muny and 1-; )l`L'll thence 1"x':1m`u und he In-itnns'of is good rousmn to lyulivvu. lh1!l)U;,'illl|ill[.{ of the Oh!` ivul wur.-;hip mu; Hr tlmnuzhmxt` (icrnmny. um llI{l.a' (rec, under mmthur for u long dimuicc oust, 411 we know nothing: of that from othvr smm-vs. tho .1 _n.._x...,| __ n,,. ZWU]. I|U. 11` -" manuscript tell. she realized Iomething and sprang forward. He had swayed and then toppled down. ` 'I`uvnlun hnnuln Iarnn Inn-and hi-n in Ola. lllnlua ll\Sl.', UIHIUIV III] ( smxwo l\l)(1n"|l9i0Hs bye-nl snti:4f1wm1'y L`\`id(!ll worship prexuilotl. li\'ul [run \\`:|.s' llwu .....`. .. . ._.... l'l'JUl1'l.'\l. When the usage sprcn.d`__to Germany is not known lmlrml it. is possible that l)ruixli.~m may hum urhglnntod in (}or~ them-u to the Cells of E1xp:lun(L There hm\'c\'cr. than M. the: l:u;,riuning.: Ullrsitiun cm Druid- rmly c.~`tu|.)lls|u-,l um! thnt thuclnrlstw nmnu, ourished uf, the Rhino. Dld tho Uorlnzul wur. suun-os,1lw U(:('n.\i()lHIl hints and nllminxls lxyenrly ltnlnzm uuthors glvo sati:~'fm'tm'V L`\`id(!ll'.?U that true nml ru Iu.`I\Iu ..` ...I lluunlnvu llll`la2I nun uunuu Ill pl'UL'l'a.3lUlI. UL`llL'l`1l_\' it. was nu u.-Lk. hut; whmcvcr its r-am-rh-s il,\\':|.~`. h()lI(I!`l`(! ml a symbol and \-.'u.-3 svt. up in the D:'ui circles, portions of which still remain ut. Stolnchcngu and mnnyothur |).'ll`lH of (`mus Brnalnn.n(l Ire- land, and was udorvd us It sylxxbol of life. ` uml nnlly L-ux1.~;i~,,r|xud to tho ames, 0. huge piluuf \\'uu(l In-lxug pluc-.u(`. around it. and SM on Ilru. \\'huru more was a round tow- er, the true \\'u.~1 burned in this nrtlvinl l1u'n.-u-o,hut ntlu-rv.'isc the great lxmlire \\':x:s the (-mm-r of nltmcliun. nml around its ;rlt)`.\'lng (James the people cupcrcd and, r|i{."`lA llL`l'lI.`lU. Lzmgz before the time of Christ. among the (`.`vltsul' I-`rnncu. lllnglnnd nml Lhe .B1'it-- ish isl.-1m1.-..-nt, tlu: midwintur fe.s'Li\`ulat1'ce ` dccomtud with bits of 1.:nycloth uml bright: poli.~.lu-:1 nu-tszl \\.-1:4 carried in proc(~s.~sim1. nu ~ . . .. I Among these queer relics of is great an- tiquity is the Christmas tree. The very name of this object, fmnlllarnslt is at Christmas time. indicates a Christian origin, but there is n_o doubt whatever that the customs connected with the Christmas tree. together with the tree it- self, were a part. of the `Druidical religion perhaps thousnntls of years before our em. The Druid religion wns a curious combi- nation of Il.'lIlll`(-., sun and tire worship. Nature wns tuloretl in the oak. which. in north Europe, was the sturdlest, lurgest. and strongest member of the plant world. The sun was worshiped because it gnvn light and heat nntl l).!`0lighb life to all the world. Fire was worshiped because lt`.wn.s not only the warming and cotnforfiiag ele- ment, but also. when unlirfelled. zulemon to be (Ireaded. Thus, the Drnldical cere- monies nml worship eomprisetl zi co1nbln;I.- tlon of rites. some untlonl)tetll_\' l.)orro\\`ed from the fur L-nst, otln-rs 1: growth of the climate nml cmmtr'y which the peoples (lo- mtetl to this turn: of religion inln-rbilml. Tho !!`l.`.'l`.L tcsti\'nl of the year was at the lili(l\\'llitL'X` st-n.~sm. when the sun. utter sinking low in tho southern skies. begun to return toward the north and to bring with it. mnuwctl life to the northern hemi- spliero. 'l'ho (lute was. approximately, nbout. the time. of our (,`in'lstnms. tho third or loin-Ill \w~<-k in l)et-cinbrr. At the be- glnnlng of the lust week in the last month the sun is at its lowest point: and from that time tho tl.-lys begin to lengthen and, little in little, the ice king loosens his grip nntl retires to his own rcglonzr in the north. 'l'h<-n limit) the rejoit-lugs at the sun's re- turn. ln It.-:l_\' tliu testlvnl took the mime oi` the Futurnnlln. 1iSO.`lSO!`l of the wildest Iimt...-.. (ll (Ill? - llcvnsu. cutting! in Ptoceulon at the Midwinter Futlnl of the Cpltu Before tlm Tllno oi Chrlnt---Yule Log Among the Gor- Imuu--Flut Chrhtmu Tree In America. THE CHRISTMASTREE` A nemmosn or 4THE- CUSTOMS or ' REMOT_E AGES. L7l(l UI I IIll|\.l' Illlll IIIHII I. IIl|HLUlVlVU `Al IIIU 'c.|L plums uf (`PIIIHII Russia Lung, Im`\\`x-wr. nftor the (,`h."ist.lnn cm ` `gun tlw yulc tron. or yule log. rcmuinud u metituthm nrnnng lh1'H(`I`ll`.f1lI1C t1'ibv.~3. s nlrv:ul_v :~;mtvz|. tlw miclwintvr tree was nruul at, (In) (-um-.lus'um of tho ft-.~;t.ivnl. M u lr:u'e of this CI.`X'L'lHOl1y is still seen the yulu log, which, in cuuntry districts linglmul. is dr:L;:;:u(l in by hull u dozvn urdy )`uL|'l.~z um! tlu-uwn buck of tho ..I. I. .. I.. ` . I`..- 9|... .. ...o....'.. Vvntuuuu Ilulaulus IL- ln :1 sort of stupor Marion sat down and waited-wnitcd hour after hour. Then at last Gilbert cuum groping out. one band pressed to his head. his face haggard. but ecstatic. Not even be: what and hopeless face struck his at- tention. ~ nl\,...- uun._"_'...-__.I uv _ _ . _ _ _ . .A:....`