i. EECOND SECTION, fCopyright, 1908, by American clation. } HERE Is the pered Mrs. | jously as her husband Press Asso - the suow from Lis coat al carefully wiped his feet on the bra wew doormat, "Couldn't get one," @er moodily. "Couldn't get one! Philander?" "1 fergot it, Bella, until just as 1 got off the train, and gs that train from town I couldn't very walk back and look up time the id and" "Walk back! Such ne course If you haven't thought of the children to buy them a "My dear," iutefpolated desperately, "don't say I'll find a tree 1 have to rob the day school tree! He thrust his arms uto his overc and grasped his hat, but Mrs Ph der put out a detaining hand "James," said u cannot find a tree in Rose Heights K night. You know there is not fn the Helghts, and where else you look for a tree?' "I shall walk into the wo one," returned Philander, witl $ "Well, you could do that, Jawes it 1s 11 and tl moon. You will lose your w "Nonsense!" returned Mr "1 hope 1 know my way Heiglits. 1 saw a very tree in that st Turkey hill road. I could walk the: blindfolded and lay nd upon t tree," he asserted rashiy "Very well," returned Mrs. Phi reluctantly. "I hate to James, but the children appointed and | got ornaments except "The Mr. Philander his arcties and turned up his lar. 'Just the woodshed, please" "A spade, chopped frozen." "Of course, the « plied Philander vexed with ten of returned Philan / Why not, Jame was the a tree. Hy shops we be another somewhere church gleefu How Ain dear." *Oh, I? Philander cheer after 1 found u but 1 clo Weils today she seriou a wot tree ds o'clock now r nd wand handsome pi ip of woods back ot have The presents are have been up in ti the base for the in fact, the tree" tree ¢ everythin tree wi rim) the spade he James! 1 thought bring me added they trees The ground means," Ie having forgo to order the ne an important business matter had the from his mind u ii swhen he opened the d his attention en festiva reu greeting ited it to to the coruer turned toward Turkey hb ny snow W the clouds hung low flurry of flakes'as I When he woods it was snowing s only SIX Im walking was not so lt 1d and there was a thi lander turned t DRAGGED IT T corner wehed the strij heavily could only guess at the location particular pine he had in x He whistled along, for felt § tired frume as he light of the when they beheld that they had =o short while before parlor, ablaze with with gifts Mr. Philander stopped and thre himself his There was a faint grayness in t} that reflected the snow, and there was the tickil of flakes In his eyes When he ed the very opening the where they had admired ti turned around and and down the coukl see noth faimtest tinkle very lonely spot Mr. Philander knew priva cheerily spirits WW bis stealing » anticipated OVE the d Philander an war small the warmly three seifsame tres admired set up in the candies vigorousiy with from was in o woods was also knew that right h I woods, on the lived fou possible wit WK fe Ir In to asi himself severa thickets, and all t ed unfamiliar to his at once, he ew brush, and spley ed his face "Hit it, by Jove! dug the snow away frot rwith a. few lusty blow jow--and dragged it the sSDOW He lost his Be alos! wes = KINGSTON, that way, too! antly bables Roun ander reassur tree 8 away ke it, father," said What's the matter but it isted the boy It's fine, isn't ob ever mind," returned wd yife, who was hel realifast. » wy dear," he fturedly ping "Our tree said jed Mrs. Philan dren are so de rey 1 was tell morning golug wit Christinas was and be Christuas a tree, he at th t not hey were red Mrs tid some 1 tha RAILING THROUGH THE SNOW. «Dear, Gear! 1 think the children er a tree just the same," said Mrs. lander regretfully. "Poor litile Tom- laylor! We must invite him over to see the children's tree this after- noon : "Yes, indeed, that will be an excel- plan. Suppose we invite a few people to spend the evening and enjoy he tree with us. We can put on sowe small remembrances and have a jolly said Philander, warming up to the subject as he proceeded. "That wilk be delightful" agreed Mrs. Philander. "Let us ask the Tay- lent time," ask them!" chuckled "I'll show Taylor the way "ure, we'll *hilander. to keep Christmas.' That afternoon Mrs. Philander busled herself in preparing for the evening's entertainment. The Taylors had ac- cepted gladly, and so had the other in- vited guests, and Mr. Philander, who was the soul of hospitality, walked about and rubbed his hands with pleas ant anticipation. He made sundry trips to the cellar pples and cider and cracked great of nuts. He carried in huge ds of wood fof the fireplace and veyed the roaring blaze with com- went satisfaction. that ment that Jack hat is it now?" ask- r indulgently as he il fortably. ing some men ped down the tree last night!" Mr. Philander hop iwn asked nm the Nor front know 1 their rd Mrs | hitched their chairs closer to the fire | crash, rok the pride of her husband's heart." "How did it happen. Jack?' asked Philander, with interest. | "Mr. Taylor said bis wife heard some | one chopping about haif past 11 last night. but she dida't think anything of | it. and this morning they found the {ree was gone--only the stump left." { "That's very strange." observed Mr. { Philander. "Hard luck for Taylor." "And. father," continued Jack ear pestly, "1 was in the woods on Tarkey hill road today and that little tree we { w last Sunday Is there yet. You | didn't cut it down. | knew that ome wasu't it!" | Mr. Philander paled slightly. i "Why, father." pursued the terrible i Jack with a directness born of sudden | revelation. "this is Mr, Taylor's tree! knew I'd seen it before!" Mr. Philander shrank from their hor rified gaze. "The Taylors will be here in a few James" sald Mrs, Philander sa 1 minutes, coldly : "My dear, 1 must have got turned in the storm, but the Lord only knows how 1 gol In Taylor's yard." "It's on the other side of the woods, father" said Jack sympathetically, "and 1 guess you walked right through sud Into Mr. Taylor's yard." "1 must have done that" groaned Mr. Philander. Then with sudden in- spiration he stripped the tree of its ornaments and candles and carried it through the house into the back yard. He scrotebed a match, and in five min- utes the Phiiander Christmas tree was a charred ruin "Too bad, commiseratively tutedly tree aroutid old chap." sald Taylor as Philander agi-" ined the absence of the | "That's one reason why 1 don't | believe in Christmas trees. They are | apt to take fire, and there you are. | [ am glad it happened before we ar- | rived!" | "Su am 1" eiaculated Mr. Philander But all the little Philanders agree that it was the most beautiful Christ mas tree they ever had. exj A TRUE STORY OF CHRISTMAS AT SEA. {Copyright, 199, by American Press Asso- ciation.} I he gathering of "old salts," official- ly known as the Harbor club, was In session at Captain Truman's store, } by the dock. Outside the wind howled and shrieked through the rig- ging of the fleet of coasting vessels warped alongside the Main street wharf. and unconsciously the men down as a flercer blast rattled the windows. During a temporary lull in the storm 1 Cap'n 8i Tuttle broke the silence with the following narrative: "*T'was jest sech a Christmas eve along back In the eighties. when 1 was roundin' old Hatteras. in | the good ship Tirzab Ann. You recol- ject her, don't you? Halled from Green- | pott and could smash through any gale that ever blowed. "In course 'twas some wet on deck. and the further we pounded along the rougher it got. and finally we had to turn and run afore the wind. Never sech a gale to hang ou! We through seas you could only euess the height of. And dark! You couldn't sée your hand afore your face "There was five of us aboard, and we was pretty well tuckered out next mornin', but daylight showed no let up. and. to make things wuss, a heavy snow sot in. Seemed as if it turned to | {ce to wunst soon as it hit the deck. and afore you could say 'Jack Robin- the riggin' was froze solid, and 2 with axes couldn't have cast loose the dory "Along about six bells the fust mate took the wheel, and 1 went below to get a bracer, when there come a heavy and both masts went by the | board. 1 went up the companionway | in two jumps, but afore | reached the deck the water was pourin' into the fo'castle in tons, and the ship begun to heave and wallow like a stuck pig. "There warn't any use tryin' to launch the dory. even if we had had time. and in two shakes of a dog's tail the Tirzah Ann rose high on the top of a huge comber, quivered like a dyin' lion and then plunged head first beneath the waves with all on board." Captain Si stopped and jeisurely bit off a chunk of cut plug, when Some one asked, "How did you escape? "We didn't" drawled the captain. "Every blamed oue of us wuz drown- ded." Ww. FF. H nt. this, saw plowed son' dozen men Christmas Superstitions. if Christmas day on Sunday be, iblous winter ye shal' see, ingled wilh waters strong: { there shall be without faule, r shall be reasonable, yrms at times among. Wines that year shall all be good: est shall be wet with flood. e fall on many a country. t sickness shall have passed And while great tempests last Many ng people dead shall be. you \ces that year with iron shall die: all be changing of many lords Or knights great debate. tidings shall come to mn; wives shall be weeping then, and great estate. Man of poor fiall then be hurt truly, nts of heresy en appear ting of the flend, divers matters all bring great danger near. (tile shall thrize, one and the other, ve oxen: they zhall kill each other. 1 pd some beasts--they shall die (it and corn will not be good, ve scarce for food. And 'stiips shull suffer on the Sea. Y Harlelan MS. In British Museum, fieenih Century. { | those who knew him | gard as the most characteristic side. { Unlike many persons | person | "His | which he never fully outgrew {in | Whatever | always got the worst of it. | gantic | sixty-five, { Harbor | of any | millions of tons of in | after a very heavy 11 sat { fore | began to spec i brain { but yesterday I { they first got into occu ----- 9 ONTARIO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1909, 11ander. "Mrs. Taylor told me It wag : ; THE PERSONAL MACAULAY. The Great Man Was Given to Mon opolizing Conversation at Times. When Charles Greville, 2 fastidious observer, lay, not knowing who thought him a rather ordinary per- son. He was amazed to learn, when Macaulay, as usuxl, began hold the attention of the whole table, that this was the famous historian and essayist. Like other great talkers, however, Macaulay was too much in clined to.monopolize the conversation. "Oh. horrid! horrid!" Sydney Smith told a friend, when he was asked what kind of night he had passed; "1 dreamt I was chained to a rock, and being talked to death by Harriet Martineau and Macaulay." And on another oceasion Smith called him "a book in breeches." If is not dif- ficult to' understand that, if one were not interested in the subject, Macau- fay. for all his brilliancy, might have peenn a bore. One may gather from his writings that he had great con- he was, | fidence in his own opinions and little regard for the opinions of ethers. Still, there were "occasional flasges of silence." No man is always in the mood. It would not be fair, more- over, to dwell too exclusively upon a side of Macaulay's nature which best did not re- who shine in company, he was extremely sensitive He found it hard to forget or forgive a slight. But he was very generous with his friends, very tender and af- fectionate with his closest kin. Once he cared for a person as long as it was faults," says his nephew biographer, "were such annoyance to man rather than anxiety to love him. \ehemence, over-con- fidence, the inability to recognize that there are two sides to a question or two people in a dialogue '--these were ] rather | first met Macau- | he | i i i i he trusted that | possible. | and | as to give | those who dislike a | those who | | the especial tendencies of his youth | These | were the qualities which made him | his writings the facts, the Tory What in William 111. was a choleric word be- ame in James Il. flat blasphemy.-- Edward Fuller, in The Bookman. The World's Harbor-Builder. Sir William Matthews, chief of the engineering firm ol Goode, Son and Matthews, who designed the new gi- National Harbor at Dover, Eng., for the protection of British Dreadnoughts, is the world's harbor- builder. An energetic Cornishman of he has constructed harbors and. piers in all parts of the world. One of the most notable engineering feats carried out construction of the famous Colombn Their biggest undertaking, was Portland Harbor, which the largest area of deep water British artificial harbor. lt took twenty-three years to place the masonry and con- however, locks in erete into position. Another famous engineer Britain's latest harbor was Sir 'John Jackson, who is carrying out con tracts at the present moment which total nearly $50,000,000. He is now en- gaged on the construction of a new naval harbor at Simon's Town, Cape Colony, for Loch Levin, engaged in in Scotland, a break- water on the Tyne, new naval focks Spain, and a railway over the Andes. These huge undertakings in- volve millions of money, and mean employment to thousands of chanies and laborers. Jen's dreams tain to the contine of a gigantic bridge which will defy the attacks of the severest storm Doctor's. Strange Story. by his firm was the so bitter a partizan. | dogs | Backache, Headache a * 4 'Internal Pains. 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T found a note from the edi- tor, 'Please let me have an on such-and-such a subject to-night down with pen and paper be- me, but not a word Then I lay back lazily, and ulate as to the cause of ideas is the same as it was yesterday, Was write my want day's work at the | article | could 1 | of ! I thought, "The | pot tired; per- | haps it is the feebler circulation that | prevents the brain from acting i the blood ¢ I muy bring the brain down to blood." 1 therefore placed my head joes not go up te the brain, | the | flat on the table, looking sideways at | the paper, and began to write easily Un raising my fled, so I placed my head again on the table, with my head in that position *--8ir T. Lauder Brunton, in The Practi- 0 ! toner. Monkeys Registered at "Gib." | iar objects of interest to visitors Ww { the Rock, and hold official recognition in conpection with the garrison. 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