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L1" the remarkable figure of an 80-year- nid woman, a half-breed from Loret- is, who cries her war% in a curious paxois of French, Indian and occas- ional English thrown in by way of n _A‘ -‘-~ Near by, another Woman, weann n broad, good-humored smile, sits by i. pile of baskets, splint, wicker, sweet grass and rush, which, she udly informs the passer-by, she has “fit ellememe, tout a la main!” We are really very pretty, some of them in a quaint melon shape, rang- lnz in price from a tiny one at four nuts to one of lordly size at 50. m are only two of many pio- tn’resqvo types of the old market, mt! the tourist who is afllicted with P‘Kodakia” is able to snap some in- testing charactersâ€"Fran Sketches In Quebec. Iodern surgery employs dozens of Mt kinds of thread for sewing up cuts and wounds. Among them are kangaroo tendons. horsehair, silk and very fine silver wire. Many of these threads are intended» to hold [or a. certain number of days, and Ihen naturally break aWay. The short. tough tendons taken from the kangaroo, whuch are used for sewing mere wounds, will hold for about tour weeks before they break away. Silk thread will hold for much long- 3r. sometimes six months, while the fine silver wire is practically inde- structible. With the entire outfit a surgeon is able to select a threat! that will last as long as the wound takes to heal, and will then disap- completely. To accommodate assortment of threads special Varietia of needles are required. Be- dd” the needle craned in difierent ants of a circle, surgeons use needles shaped like spears. javellns and bayonet points. Some are as long as bodkins, with a, point like a miniature knife blade. Others have use sharpened end triangular: {An Englishman who was a keen sportsman but. a very bad shot had the misfortune laSt year to half cripple a. gamekee yer, who, previous to another visit this season from the sportsman, took every precaution for his own safety. During the morning of the first day the sportsman shot nothing wh' tever, and later on Wan '1.on that his ammunition was ex- pended. On seeing a bag contain- ing cartridges, he asked the keeper. who they were for. “Them’s not for you,sir," said the keeper; “them's tor another gentleman. They’ve got shot in them." “ I Mend tem‘bll and '13 ex- tremely weak for 1 years. The W said my blood was all turning to nter. A: last I tried Lynn’s Sax-3.12mi!” and was soon No matter how long you have been 111, nor how peg}! you may be today, A s Sampafifla is the hen medicine you can take for purifying and en- mm men- ch! 000’! doubt! put whole trust 11:51:, m my everything else. ”out. I“ The Wise Garnet-open M in SW0?!“ 3.1.4”- “H“ primitive way. and. although they profess Christianity. they also observe their rellglons as W eve the inhabitants of each village assemble at the estate (place of worship) and elect ofllcers tor the ensuing year. Men and boys over six- teen years of age, if the latter have anus. V. .- .â€".._q, official and a council of iive members an a. kind of cabinet for the govern- or. The governor, by the advice and consent of his cabinet, sets the time for the chase, when the entire village turns out; also designates the time to irrigate the little patches. the time to go to work and is ex oincio adminis- trator of Justice. The war chief di- rects the pasturing of stock and pre- vents depredations upon private prop- erty. He is the chief of police. con- stable, judge and jury combined. Only serious cases of crime are referred to the governor and council. m --â€"- - ”n11 dressed in buckskin pantaloons, with a white cotton shirt. The headdress is of the skin or the deer or fox, the tail of the animal hanging down the back as an ornament. Some of the headdresses of the ofllcials are prettily decorated with bright feathers and sometimes eagle plumes. Their faces are painted in yellow and white stripes. JHG’ 71"..- â€"'--- braves form in a double line and march around the village, preceded by the oficers and the cacique, or spiritual head. Each brave carries in his left hand a gourd half filled with pebbles and nicked at the top. In his right hand is aconvex stick. which he saws across th'cgaurd and at the same time gives the gourd a shake or rattle. This excruciating noise is partly drowned by the general chant. in which all join. The song is a monotone, as if the singer were telling a story or reciting historical sketches. and suddenly it breaks out into a wild and loud blare. , l j!- ”1.6“" vâ€"- .â€"-- __ , like the crash of the elements of dis- cord in the grand opera of civilization. The dance is a hippetty hop. and the movement is slow until one of these breaks is sounded, and then it is deliri- ous, like a war dance. This exercise continues all night, or as long as the braves can stand up. There is a con- siderable quantity of meseal drunk at these celebrations, and many of the braves {all by the wayside. The pale- taces from the surrounding settlements attend the fiesta, and some bring along their. whisky and gaming implements. In the plan. or central square, there are all kinds of games and booths for all kinds of drinks. The Pueblo Ins dian is not used to our whisky, and a very little soon induces him to gamble away his money, clothes and wire. Isleta, a few miles from Albuquer- que, N. M” is the largest of the twenty Pueblo villages in the territory, and the celebration here is always attended by a large crowd of whites. It lasts two or three days, during which there are horse racing, cocking mains and other sports. The gaming tables are run night and day. One of the games is chusa, similar to the American roulette, with â€"-â€"â€"â€".._ a hidden spring which the dealer touches. Another sport is el galloâ€"the burying of a rooster in the sand, leav- ing his head above the surface. The best riders in the village are selected to compete. They form in a front line at a distance of 100 yards, and charge down upon the rooster. The rider, go- ing at full run, leans from his saddle andvmb's at the hand of the rooster. It he catches the fowl, he is applauded as the victor. He then races for his home, with all the other horsemen aft- er him, with the intention of depriv- ing him of his trophy. If they take the fowl from him before he reaches home, he is shorn of his laurels. and in the scramble the unfortunate rooster is often torn to pieces. When 1 rider misses catching the rooster’s head, every one laughs, and if he falls from his horse he is greeted .with shouts of derision end epithets ,ot “squaw 1here are services in the church each morning during the fiesta, with the usual game and sports in the after- noon and dancing at night. The serv- ices are Roman Catholicâ€"all Pueblos being members of that church. ‘ They, however, observe some of their own rights in secretâ€"the dance being part of their creed worship. WhJu-Iulcn. Christmas is held in greatest rever- ence by the Christians of the east. and nowhere is its observance more solemn and imposing than in Bethlehem. the picturesque old town where Christ was C .A,‘_ AA I'"'â€"‘ '_,-V , born. On Christmas eve the devout of Jerusalem gather together and flock out of the city and march to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. the oldest monument of Christian or chitec-tnre in the world. There mes is celebrated, while armed Turkish sob diet-standouguardbeddethealm and around the brilliant star, when Christ is supposed to have lain In the muse!- and which-gleam- up (rem the perm moat conspicuous object a: the MM Globe-Demo “ wâ€"vâ€"â€".~_V Women are not pérmittvd in the ,. The oflcera elected are a gov- ot the village, warAchief, police , L-..â€" irate Christmas in spirit rather than in Jlaus is unknown here, for what would Kris Kringle do in his fur raiment and ‘ vith his reindeers in a land where few ‘ ndeed of the people know what snow 1 s'and fewer still ever saw it. Outdoor sport is out of the question, and even north. The white people sit or swing in hammocks under the cool shade of the palmtreesand lookwith curious interest over the holiday numbers of English and American magazines. with their strange pictures of snow scenes. and read the stories of Christmastide in the land of Kris Kringle and Jack Frost. After sundown there are social gatherings. at which the guests sit out on the verandas. eat ice cream, fan themselves and while away the even- ing "with conversation and in that “sweet doing nothing" way that is such a feature of life in the tropics. Very many of the white people of Ja- maica were born in the island and so know nothing of the Christmas cus- toms of the north. But there are also quite a number of Americans and Brie ishers here, and these try various ways to get up a semblance of Christmas, but it is like the crew of a polar expedition celebrating Fourth of July while ice- bound in the Arctic circle, and their Christmas is mostly one of reminisâ€" cence. Still wintering in the tropics is not without its compensating advan- tages: and although Christmas here is apt to be a pretty lonesome time to Americans, they are very apt to find cause for congratulation after the tea tire season is over in the fact that they are safe from the cold,~the snow, the slush and the blizzards of the north. Customs and Legends of the Ian. German Population. Yuletide as kept by the non-German population of Austria is very pictur esque. On Christmas day the Poles in Galicia first attend mass and then sit down to family supper. The chief dish on the table contains consecrated eggs, which the father distributes. After eat- ing, all eyes are closed and all heads bowed down to the table in the belief that Jacob’s ladder is then descending from heaven to earth and down the ladder angels are coming to bless the worshipers and to carry away their earthly troubles to heaven. Among the Czechs the legend runs that he who most strictly fasts on Christmas eve will see the holy Christ in his dreams that night. In the evening the real cel- ebration begins. All lights are then extinguished in the house; no fire. no light is visible. The children crowd to- gether in fear and remain perfectly Il~ lent. as otherwise they knew they will receive none of the presents brought by the Christ Child and laid at the en- trance of the house. The older fe- males amuse themselves by throwing heated lead into water and gathering from the forms it assumes some hint as to the appearance of their future husbandsâ€"Pittsburg Dispatch. CHRISTMAS IN JAMAICA. Consomme. Radishes. Salted Fllberts. Halibut Cutlets on Toast, Lemon Sane. Roast Goose, Savory Stuffing. Giblet Gravy. Jellied Apples. Heshed Browned Potatoes. Lemon Ginger Sherbet. . Celery Salad. {3 Crackers. Cheese. } Plum Pudding. Rum Sauce. ? Fruits Nuts. Bonbons. . Coffee. All of these dinners are easily pm pared. The soups are light and sim- ple, but must be perfectly seasoned and perfectly free from grease. Nearly every one now prefers the Christmas turkey stuffed with truffles or chest- nuts and has a favorite recipe for this delicacy, so it is unnecessary to say anything on this subject. If this noble bird is to appear on the table, put a double row of nut meats down his breast. to button up his brown eosttn true-military fashion. and let him rest on a bed of eellvy and psrsleylesns. The Christina goose. celebrated b mandatory. blasters! well km. on-thiesideof‘the water; Them tired pelt. evil welcome the I”. used sf‘thsgonsueaohi'hy abun- finmmmum um NO. 1. Oyster Cocktail; Julienne Bonn. Olives. Celery. Salted Almonds Broiled Smeltl. Tartar Sauce. Pariaienne Potatoes. Roast Turkey. Stalled with mm. Oyster Brochettea. Spinach. luau-om Croquet“!- Lettuce Salad. Plum Pudding Glace. Mince Tart Small Cakes. Bonbona. Nut‘ Oysters on the Half Shell. ' ..- Clear Tomato Soup. Celery. Olives. Salted Pecan Boiled Rock. Ex: Sauce. Potato Cakes. at Turkey, Stufled with Chestnuts Cranberry Jelly. Glblet Sauce. Brussels Sprouts. , Sweet Potato Croquetteg 1 _ J Grape Fruit Salad. .. v, . Crackers. Cheese. - :73 - ; g mush Plum Puddlnx- 11 3: Frozen Fruit Cup. f l n 3 Bonbons. Cakes. Note. ‘1 . Cocoa. _. Oysterspn the Half Shell. Coflee. [transact ol’ Basie Laid Down by the rather: of Confederation. The recent conference of Provincial Premiers was interesting from the fact that tho finacinl basis 0! the Brovinces was mstaled, and thus the guhric was Ianindod of the histori- cal facts 0' the case. At the attlement at Confederation the Federal payments to the Pro- .iuces were based on two points. One .vas an dlowance to Ontario 01 ~~€80,000 a year, civil government and 'cdislation, $70,000 to Quebec. 860,â€" 200 to Nova Scotia. end $50,000 to New Brunswick, the {our Provinces -mnpris'mg Conicdemtion. It. ““128 named by the tamer: o! Confedera- iou that thnt sum would go a good my toward paying for civil governâ€" .c..t and legislation. The fact. is hat nearly the whole of the amount aid to Ontarioâ€"come $59,000â€" is c 1"de for members' indemnity. i-xL‘C has increased from 1,396,691 , .‘,182,C00, or a gain of about 00 (‘( 0. Of course there is the local ‘t'\ c-wc of Ontario to depend upon. nt tl~e idea of the subsidy was that t s‘wuld be sufficient for all time 3 Come, {any (Images have taken {me aim-e 1861. The grants to ad- cation, 1hr instance, have increased r m. $217,000 to $780,000, am: to -s Rah and-charities from 8146,- :‘m to $1,025,000, and when the In- -r-I‘m\‘incixl Confeme met in “.137 it was felt that the grants were szxfiic'i‘ut, in View of the growth 0! e demands. upon the Provincial ~c'mzry. and that the Fodatl sub- in: s’muld be kind on Us. Powh- ..m as it MI W. 113mm huro was also a [urthcr allowance :‘ SO cents a. head on the basis of opulntion 07 1861. Since 1861'. oweve‘, the population of this Pro- W” _ . Take our “Merry Chnstmas much the same Spirit as a cheery ”to-day as a personal one. It is given in “Good Morning” from friend to friend. '0’???‘ Perhaps some may have received a gift from so it won’t cost much to make a return by a New it afiGough’s. If you haven’t filled all your wants come round to me W anidayflbeforc New Year's Day. You’ll buy ; we must sell. PROVINCIAL FINANCES. :7 Another Christmas and another greeting ; I: Just the old wish that many are repeating; And no new'wish one-half as much can say As these few words: “Bright be your Christmas Day ' 2 . J'. GO'U'GIL da big crop of gilt edged bargains, we have reaped therefor we have cause to be grateful. THE WONDERFUL CHEAP MAN from dc. The Aims-chm theory is that. that. should be no Gova'nmcnt whatâ€" ever. that «cry person should do as he pleases. It. would be practicab_le Rubino. who ahot at. King Impold of Belgium, and hit the carriagenext to that Monarch's, describes himself a a. hater of Socialists. u Anarch- ists usually are. The Italian po- lice, nevertheless, call him a. Socialâ€" ist. probably because they confuse oocuuuu mm anarcniscs. But tneee two sorts of rootâ€"and-branch men have nothing in common, except a with to change the existing social or- i1 human beings were all perfectly angelic, or parlectly Christian. act- ing with consummate wisdom on Christ's mandate. “Do unto others as you would they should do unto you." Philosophical muchism is hosed on belief in human perfectibll- ity. and the fantastic notion that this would ensue from abolition of Governments and force. Socialism is the direct antithesix~ to Anarchism. Its theory is that all property and all things employed in creating utilities should be owned and operated by society at large. 01‘. ganimd in groups, the whole directed by u' central organization. Socialism prom-es the acme of centralization; Anarchism tbs mine of decentraliza- tion. People in general view thesis irroconcihblo opposites with “a plums. on both your houses,” and often with an opinion that the tooâ€" reuerul revenues have grown m 313,000,000 at Confederation 852,000,000. " [numbing vs. Wu." . 6 :rom an unexpected quarter. If? New Year’s Gift if you purchase: round to 1 he big corner store Rudygnd Kipling has an wife and likewise an mother-indium The latter, can. Balestier. lives in N1 The other day Mrs. Balcsth famous sominâ€"law a prese 'do you think it Was? A {:1 pin {or use in making pic making the purchase she that Mr. and Mrs. Kipling the little Kiplings are pa fond of pie. Here is a pc those who would win liter; Pie is the stun' that dream! ohâ€"Utics Press. ‘â€" Hillions have leges and million the money has be 88 you “‘13. t1: when farseeing m ward prepared to placing the truth. ascertained, bcfnn United States'th tics, the truth a truth about art. 1 messâ€"8 true sta‘ the world. “Ct to not to make a {C a. Dirty- but the sake muse “1° which is the W” live by I‘M-W“?r ‘1 R" w. s. Rain! tom)! 0‘ 1‘0“" They 83% Ho a“, .m a statement 0‘ .ot to bolster up D a fortune: n It the truth for kewise an Ama'ian The latter, Mrs. Wol- livcs in New York. Mrs. BaJOStier sent her -law a present. mt éa'ust. In making pi explained urchase she Mrs. Kipling and all )lings are passionately Here is a pointer for Ild win literary fame. ‘ ‘1.-. 1'"me mm (I: when at hiv- toSP at dreams 85 gnd Wt“.- Ln u» ’ :1an" ”.1 mu“! 91 shot! I [You When a Ian lather earth Who]: of gr: Yet the seed stain, the men cold at a. profit my not reach t. So it is with t vests money in x on a. profitable t A father pays 1 anticipating tha: young man with an: the body and In; a livelihood. titre 0: mon gen, Toronto health, rem In: diatom fishing 1897the i A‘A Til-31178 71H an mitt-I )X‘Ofl 11