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Show ? j A Merry "God With Us" s Dfiheliimnt bump-backe- All over the country, all over the world a few years hence It will "be also all through the air sounds the The world had long been waiting On the greeting Merry Christmas! The coming of the King, sea and land. In' tbe palace and In the hovel. In the hospitals and in 'the prisWhen one sweet morn in Bethons. In the asylums amid the orphans lehem, and in the homes for the friendless Ere birds were on the wing, and for the aged, wherever even two The son of God cam singing persons meet who know and love the Down from the skyey dome, story of Christmas, tbe greeting Is exAnd mortals heard the message: changed. Where can there be a parImmanuel la come. allel to tbe universal greeting? la there any other sentiment that baa Now let the ample standard the sovereignty of this cheerful and Of righteousness, unfurld, heartfelt word? It travels through Proclaim to every people the malls like nothing so much a tbe doves to the altars of which the ScripThat Ood 1 in His world; ture speaks, for surely the sentiment Let every form of evil flits from altar to altar of tbe hearts From earth be put away, of men and a gentie as tbe dove. That all may sing rejoicing, Grudges and animosity vanish before Tbe King I born today. the wafting of Christmas greeting, the smile of hope Illumine the counteThe bright and solemn glory. nances of those under tbe pall of deThe angel harps glad ring. pression, the dimpled cheeks of tbe The strange, sweet song of babies seem like veritable nooks for wonder, fairy hiding aa the lips coo In response The cherub voice sing to the Merry Christmas, wltb the little These in our heart abiding, emblem of the day that comes to tbe Infant from Its loving parent In tbe The Prince of Peace shall come, days of romance hostile force passed Make our glad lives His temple, upon the field, sheathed their swords Our happy hearts His home. and clasped hands across tbe battle line,, greeting one another with the sentiment of universal good ' will. OLD STORIES OF CHRISTMAS Merry Chriatmas ha brightened more hearts, has healed more grievances, has brought more happiness to the Some Have Interest. Freshness and lives of men and women, has proved to be tbe tallsmanlo sentiment Beauty That Keep Them AW for more borne reunions than any other way New. that baa ever been beard in this old There are some "old sto- world. Christmas stands for love and for ries" that are really not old, for they have an Interest, a freshness and a charity, for hope and for Joy at the long-madpromise of beauty that keep their, always new. fruition of that Of such are the story of Christmas the prophet of the coming of one who and all the legends snd tale that be- should bring peace and good will to earth; so the churches bold their servlong to the great f vulval. ices and the people congregate to There 1 a legend In Germany that Join In singing or to listen to the renwhen Eve plucked the fatal apple the dition of some of which have leave of the tree Immediately shriv- come downcarols, from the early ages of the eled Into needle points and It bright church. The children have their green turned dark. The nature of Christmas treats, and they are the the tree changed and it became an very merriest of the merry In their evergreen. In all seasons preaching participation In these annual school the story of man' fall through that festivals. first act of disobedience. Only on Christmas does It bloom brightly with light and become beautiful with love HIS VISITING LIST. glfta. The curse Is turned Into a blessing by the coining of the Christ child, and thus we have our Christmas By A. D. WATSON Jto of the most famous cathedrals In Germany possesses as Its most sacred relic the swaddling clothes of tlie Infant Jesus. !t Is a sweet and beautiful possession which many visitors come from afar to venerate. One Christmas eve the sacristan wm arranging the treasure confided to his care, which was to be exposed to view on the great fete of the morrow. The sacristan was a little, and man, and it was to this ugly person that the privilege was reserved of always caring for the adored rello. We must not i be astonished at this, but must reflect that often the most bumble and unattractive are chosen to be nearer the kingdom of heaven. But. unfortunately, the hump backed sacristan had no Idea that he was one of the elect, and the marvelous character of bis task gave him no extraordinary emotion. During the 20 years that he had snuffed the candles of the cathedral, and been In dally contact with the treasure, he had received no enlightenment; he never made the sign of the cross before touching the sacred linen, and he treated it with the same mechanical Indifference with lug the disorder of the strident noist which he had hammered the soles of with their horns and tbe galloping of the boots In bis former occupation of their horses. "cobbler. But the swaddling-clotheseemed to This day. on opening the cupboard mock the priests and their exorcisms, In which the linen of the Infant Jesus the devout with their crucifixes, the was carefully enclosed, be whistled a firemen with their ladders. little dance tune and thought: "Ugh! Sometimes the linen placed Itself at It's not nice weather outside." the edge of a cornice and rolled Itself A violent wind was blowing In the round a chimney. From up there an town, unhooking the signboards of tbe end of tbe stuff floated Ironically near vhops, and making the chimneys shake the crowd, seeming to scoff at It. And on all the pointed roofs. when, with difficulty, some one gained Tbe man. on entering the sacristy, the roof, hoping to have caught ood listened to the moaning of tbe wind, by! It would go further yet. withand thought that the fury of nature out any respect of person. After an hour of this game. It sudslid not accord well with the fete for which be was preparing; but doubtless denly went away, and all the crowd there was a striking symbol In the could see was a point of white disapFtorm, and the unloosed elements pearing on tbe horizon. In a distant road, aright at the end might calm themselves suddenly when the words of pardon and pity were of the town, in a sordid attic, a wochild on aid: "On earth peace, good will to- man was holding a her knees. She was contemplating U ward men." The sacristan went to put his coarse with a somber tenderness. She covhand carelessly on tbe Divine relic, ered It with kisses, having no other event happened. garment to give it than her sad Hps. when an unheard-oBy the gaping window, with cracked The window In the sacristy opened and broken panes, the cold framework of a rush wuddenly. pushed by great came to usher In wind and the Inwind. The storm entered like an newly-borvasion of the Barbarians ; tt rushed Christmas of misery. The over mil In the room, knocking down wa rigid and white, like a waxen the sacred objects, and tbe linen of Jeaus. God! my God! bad he to die My the Infant Jesus, taken up In the had he lived only Innocent the thus, of out was blown whirling tempest, hour? The mother an for to suffer remainhump-bacwindow. Tbe the room, sied for a moment stup'd and stricken, got up and moved about the could she Nothing fiercely. then recovering himself, be rushed lently, find nothing to protect the little body 5rto the hurch, crying: In all Its purity. --Saint Joseph! 8alnt Martin! Help! She at down again; she did not lelp1 They have taken the linen!" tears are a luxury even ber weep: ran At this alarming cry the people were parched. eye trom all parts. The priest In their Near her there was nothing but wind the beadle his In, ihe cap. empllces. and they entered, making ftwlss with his halberd, tbe old women clamorcold; like many wooden shoe. They ran with who bad been praying, pale pressed close, with their lugubrious fares and terrified eyes, and everyone and bad magician com cold face Tied oat. newly-bortheir gift the to to bring "What are yon saying? Holy Mot- of agony. her: what are yo saying?" Ah! thai Christmas! Christmas! Tbe little humpback tore to the Other that one commiserates, that Joor; be seesed stricken wltb mad-li- Child of Bethlehem. He at least bad straw In his cradle, and tbe beast "The linen! what misery! tbe lin- around wanned him with their breath! en! Hy the window! A puff of wind! The mother, who could not cry, Ttun quickly to catch It again!" hed ber fist to curs Christina. clew Then In the road was sudden tumult! ber band fell In the presence But began to run In pursuit of of tbe adorable miracle. tbe stolen relic. ometbln At the gaping window The noses turned up to tbe houses whit floated. It arrived from nothingnotes of Interrogation. rwmMf-ness, it wa like a bird which bad There! there!" said some on. come to ask for refuge. "No. no!" Then softly, the white thing cam They fllscovered It at last. It was ly- Into the attic. The mother stared. a crest high op on the The ing clone tochurch. One would have roof of the And the little naked newly bom wa ld tba the fretwork column, chilled wrapped In tbe linen of the little In with co'd. hod taken refuge In the fant Jesu. g folds. hellerlt -There It 1st there It Is!" Everyone cried out together, tlut how were they to rnch It? to Someeni "it's the sacristan's duty to go up; $riiM tbe "Star" mm The It hump'"t go." It was be He for whom Christina I named back whirled no longer. a world man ram a courageous brought the gift of himself tofaith Pnd lenly and except had nothing columns. which forward. He crawled up the lcb give him ' return. "'1 hooke.1 hlmwlf to the fretwork, he love-- to not so far been has most a part after tbe for the projections; hung frwi the disposed to give bin even that. Neverhrus:il p11" n arrived at t. tnpre ' n0 , to take theless, be Tla-efn,l entcnrted his arm Christmas giving whlrh !' tbe at this, moment, Hist genuinely linen the nm f,,m Wo "0"'J linen nr.firle Itrelf and was Mown to it not In the the world discourage roof. the for not a. n1 eh boring of gifts h!rh rorr- - to b It waited to catch rushed It; pcifl"! at this time In families and b unit close. thn stntil h ht,1 where sif h friends, of the side tween the other It ft'w oT to in spite of a premised by tbe heart tW the hypocrisy which snd rm rare. tt,0 an ettrsordlnary y0 Tean of sorb con e to overliy From rM. 0 'rcof. from roof to have the custom tends to the develI'M cltlTir vine swaddling clothes mot. the ounl'tle. Tint opment of the k'gher th few. r.'ir e4 ly t!ie of Is a reminder that this The red with a priests, What cli!"' iW for Christmas alft;f',r?. lifting their srms. 1ere sinrere Impulse It and madly. rj-among the sho;. can ruirt the i'b Ms OReo; made fo'lowed t?wi 111. a. yy, r.eicrteneo Irnmenc1v be bj a- geum bar ked sacris hump tialbcTd. The some neppnn-rto tmV" r.arny faB' re;!r bl. haS''Jr tan rifi nn wMch row looJis forward to ne wi!id go A"d behind came (he old brlrhtnes. In the dsv wr.fnen, limr'f. P'Tlne tbemwlvr. r,d lavoVlns the name of Mary whole town was rapidly raised ereat seitation To ttis f,r Co All bi pccpl priest and the cld devotees , joined a population running and say, Christ He fr not s'mj-levifed. Fome brought pole, others tint to toij he Is horn: tielthei liTOiht laliers. find some brouKht ov srr1r of Messed box dos be say. I bring glad tidings, bul tree, with Mrh they thought tbev j to you I brine glad tidinrs of great xulf1 fire the linen, attracted by this Jov. Furthermore, this yy was riot t ar remain In Christ but it shall be bo'v roacr.ef Tt Ireri'n soon arrived, incress- 1 the people Martin Lather KB d s e it-g- new-bor- n tree. The visit of St Nicholas to the homes of the people on Christmas eve a an annual custom grew out of a festival In honor of Hertha. a Norse At this festival tbe house goddess. was decorated with evergreen and an altar of atone was set up at tbe end of the hall, where the family assembled. From Hertha' atone we get our word "hearthstone," On the atone o set up were beaped fir branches, which were set afire, and through the moke and flame Hertha wa supposed to descend and Influence the direction of the flame, from which were predicted tbe fortune of those present. f n k CLOSE QUARTKRS. d ! 4 e ee t I tth - r'cr ,t I M tts - 'v. 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One of the a till life paintings by Jan van Huysea In the museum at Tbe Hague waa recently injured, but believed tbe perpetrator was it neither vandal nor thief. Tho picture represent a basket of fruit on which a number of insects have gathered. On a pale yellow apple, which is the centerpiece in the cluster of fruit, la a large fly, painted o true to nature, so say the officials of the gallery, that tbe canvas was injured by some one who endeavored to "shoo" it and brought bl cane or "A hand too close to the canvas. tribute to the painter's genius," says the letter recording the fact, "for which tbe work bad to Buffer.' 1 Mr. Knocker I bad little faith In the curative properties of your medlr cine. The Agent But It cured you? Mr. Knocker Yes, of even the little faith I had In it. SAVED LADY'S HAIR OLD d RAW FURS WOOL iVw.ir I jaw5-a k tfmt .... . jp - iJ t. - i j JT YOU HAM sxi Itxtlirrtfcm. I tol arr-rtH- . Ms1he, 'II ran tns" .(, leen flesh, yaej "1 lost Interest In everything and wanted to be alone. 1 bad always had good nerves, but now the merest trifle would upset me and bring on a violent headache. Walking across the room wh.t rmseeerf. Trr an 1h--- - r..k. mn4 ball up ttea Hsctlng was an effort and prescribed exercise taies. tecsj waa 'it of the qmpsMoti. Orape-N'ul"I bad advertised, bat did not biifve what I read at the T lime. At last when it tempd a if I ,.- -!, ". IwaV.it tlill l!., Mb !i74,r4 waa litf rally starving, 1 began to eat uifs (n ) Pi Sir lib iComa to Los Angeles a j vm , ' -.' .- f Grape-Nuts- . not been able to work for a year, but now aft'T two month on I am ragT to be at work Grape-Nutaga'n. Iy stomach gives me no trouble now, my serves are steady as ever, and Intcrpst in life and ambition have come bsr-- wl'h the return to beaKb." Bead "The l:oad to Wellvllle," la "1 had a '-- j - i Nousohold Lubricant iter. j "nsd-dene- d J ruSrrpX:,ru!r,,.TAKE e 4.f 1 ollar(orlollarIOaarante My dimes to hold their sbape, S3. 93.BO mnd $4 thmn I omuld mlm him mrm-- v look and fit better and wear Imum tothmt mrlft rmvlmlmn. longer than any other I.l.uO, (3.60 or ei.uuauuoa you cau ouy. Io you realise that ray shoes hare been the standard for orer30 .Dm - Tr"'.nW years: that I make and Hell more a.'Lfln 1:uj.iui 4.ou .i...k. r maimXaoturer In the United States ? Quality o.mnta. lJhtyJfyiA DouJ'itCt. It ha ug ,hoe household ah word 'NT ?L: V J ererywhere. ! CAUTION NO SUBSTITUTE U ourualeroajuiutupvlr"" wiiti W. I Ixmgiu Nhm. write for Mil Order Caialog. W. L. ItOlluLAa, 14A Srark t., Srcki.n, Mas. useful task or employment Iiut let dyspepsia or Indigestion get bold of one, and all endeavor become a burden. "A yesr ago, after recovering from an operation," writes a Michigan lady, my stomach and nerves began to glv me much trouble. "At times my appetite wa voracious, but when Indulged, Indigestion followed. Other times t had no appe-Awhatever. The food I took did not nourish me and I grew weaker tban J' sr;: "' .s bmt-tm- w wmmrlng mhmmm bald-heade- rrot -- miaiw fas him mnay, Imnmmr mnj ' m-tr- ,-- vmlum T citrs-full- ur cue-toma- rsMf-iiltin- m.mm.. W. .Douglas shoes ara ni ads, the u.eriur wurkiuauship and tb high grade leathers used, would then uuderntand why mn mmlm Immthmp, nomr mnmbimm mm 1m mlvm thm utmrm . Inter-chan- e Jrdl-Tia'i"- nntuomit lmthf, tmrlif "My mother used to have a very bad humor on ber head which the doctors called an eczema, and for It I had two different doctors. Her head was very sore and her hair nearly all fell out In spite of what they both did. One Why Do They. her niece came in and they were day Why women like tbe baldheaded speaking of how her hair was falling man it is somewhat difficult to define. out and the doctors did it no good. It may be because be appear to be: She says, 'Aunt, why don't you try . Thoughtful and kind. Cutlcura Soap and Cutlcura OintTrustworthy and confiding. Whim- ment?' Mother did and they helped sical. Past tbe follies and frivolities ber. In six months' time the Itching, of youth. burning and scalding of her head waa Usually successful over and her hair began growing. To A man of property day she feels much in debt to CutOpinion wby women like the lcura Soap and Ointment for the fine man obtained by the Dally head of hair she has for an old lady Mirror are a follow: of seventy-four- . He not silly like young men. "My own case was an eciema in my He accept refusal of marriage so feet. As soon aa the cold weather nicely that one la sorry one did not came my feet would itch and burn and accept blm. then they would crack open and bleed. The bald patch looks so clean and Then I thought I would flee to my Die. One would like to kiss lt mother's friends, Cutlcura Soap and A doctor welcomes baldness when it Cutlcura Ointment. I did for four or come to htm. a It la a sign of five winters, and now my feet are aa Old Santa My. my, bow this list and dignified learning, which smooth as any one'. Ellsworth Dundoe grow. No wonder I occasionally Invariably Increases his practise. ham, Hiram. Me., Sept. 30, 1909." t lnter-bsn- at Itruoktua, litre factories upplv prlnclamly ftud iliuw you how mnd thm M urtiioh to II eyed tbe Christmas tree wltb a look of grim determination on hi face. It wa a fine tree, tall and straight, with many symmetrical bough Just such a tree a would delight the heart of bis children. But be chased them away a he prepared for bl work of destruction. Taking off hi coat be rolled up bl sleeves, In Railroading. How It Happened. Progre and with a hatchet ruthlessly lopped whose dree the was limping down tbe street "Tes," He says lady off all the branches. He eyed tbe recase is covered with strange foreign wltb one arm In a sling and both eyes HER IDEA. sult with satisfaction. Then be took labels, "tbe way railroads are run in mourning.' up a saw and divided tbe tree In the nowadays is a great Improvement ."What's the matter?" queried a middle. It seemed hearties, but what "Tbe custom of banging mistletoe over what they were 60 years ago." friend. "Automobile accident?" els could the poor man do? tt was on the chandelier 1 foolish." no experience "No," replied tbe other, sadly. "1 the only way be could make tbe tree "I think so. too. It ought to be as"But surely you had a traveler 60 years ago," says ber met a man who couldn't take a Joke." fit. for be lived In a flat bung In tbe cosy corner." friend. I dont mean that But nowadays, No matter bow long your nerk may be don't you notice, when there Is a or how sore your thr.-- t, Hamlin YVisard A REAL SANTA CLAU3 will cure it sorely and quickly. Oil It wreck It Is always bad at some point convenient to a cluster of farm bouses drives out all Borenea aod in datamation. where tbe victim can go for coffe I ;g :. :,:.:.., ;...; Many a woman is single from cholc ' and to get warm?" lb choice mad by a man who chose another. EAGER TO WORK. Health Regained by Right Food. A POSTAL CARD BRING 5 YOU A The average healthy man or woman on K, cosrsiara asuca Is usually eager to bo busy at some e. w-r- 8Hoc. aa.oo,2.BO and 93.O0. best in thi would. boy' Thm banmftta of trom hldmm. If I enulil take yon into my 1 -- waddUng-clothes- W. Ii. DOUGLAS 3.00 3.50fic4.00 SHOES JoEIn 1 red-nose- bandy-legge- Christmas if' There" a Keason." tke. e :ev i1fT t exe re r4 slwe f rrm time time. Irse, Ss4 fall A Ikes ml fcaasae j ) Utkj IW Hamtiargef WHOL IS TO I WoTr" r 1 .. r.V- - - aM t ,o,t BLAME rtrrtv a. tneii tif)Jr trou- - ws-1- ma.l t flainiinf. rr,isral.la ty .... ttrnrrn'l. ..II"lnr r ti. At dnict;ts In f fty rnt ail w;rTon may t ar a eatr-plb"tl tiy mall free, a, so t.srrp? tiilng sil abf.ul It. Dr. Kllev m Oaw Kt,t,mmu,n, W. T, a mr ;t - |