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When he p-ot there, he was ever so pl< ased with the things that he saw there and heard there, except one thing, and that was the last. He thought he heard the sound of sobbing, and. won dering who could possibly be unhappy In the Land of Nod, he looked all around Christmas of MORE find more after the time of Que< n Bess was Christmas made hii occasion for mad revelry in atea<] of a joyous Christian cele bration. Filially that part of the English peo ple called the Puritans, who had become disgusted with the growing foolishness of the Christmas celebration, got Parlia m°nt to prohibit Christina* festivities of any sort. And for ten years the only way Cferistxnaa was celebrated was by a fast. Evil for merely decorating their church with evergreens the trustees of St. Margarets (Westminster) Church, lv London, weie placed under arrest. The Puritans went entirely too far, you see. in their sternness, and, nat urally, the people rebelled. So they be gan celebrating Christmas secretly at home with all sorts of festivities. And, because they did it secretly, they fell as if they were very sinful. "When the Church refused to use her pleasant nests Satan stole them and made them THE POULTRY TANDEM TOHXXY JUMPERS has a big brother who is handy with tools. And one ■^ day last summer Tom made him a cunning little wagon "just his size." It had solid wooden wheels and a jolly seat, and. best of all, a footboard for little J. Jumpers" two feet to rest on. But, alas! there was no pony; no don key—no.' nor dog— to iiook the wagon up to. And ™om was too big to serve as a substitute for an animal. 80. poor Johnny JumDcrs, instead of . to see where the sobbing came from. - And what was his surprise to find that , it came from two holey, black stock- ; ings—his very own. in fact. Just as he . was about to exclaim, they began to , speak, so Johnny kept still and listened. ; And this is what they said: "Woe is me:" wailed the first, and the second one cried. "Were there ever two stockings more , shockingly tried." • J "He has stubbed out our toes and he has scuffed out out heels — (I suppose he cant know that a stocking foot feels!)— "He has tumbled and cut ugly holes in ; our ktiees; He has worn us to rags and we're thia as you please. "But our last and our worst and oar j cruelest of woes Is the one that we now are about to disclose. "A mest terrible prospect before us ap- ; pears, ; I am sure if we could we should burst into tears. "On the eve before Christmas (the thing : must be true, ; For we heard him declare it was what he should do), "We're to meet the most oitiful fate ! ever sung, ] For we two wretched stockings are doomed to be HUNG!" "Oh, you poor stockings!" whispered ! Johnny, "I never thought 1 was hurting ; your feelings like that!" ; And when he got back from the Land ! of Nod and his mamma kissed him ; "Good morning!" he said: "Mamma, I've changed my mind—l ' guess I'll not hang my stockings, after ; all. So please put all my gifts on the Christmas tree." "Very well." said his mamma, and she wondered why Johnny changed his mind. the Puritans snares." So people said at that time; or, as other people put it, "Father Christ mas was let in at the back door." A little later, when the Puritans lost their political power in England and had to seek a refuge elsewhere, many of them, as you know, came to America. Bringing with them, as they did, their stern prejudice against festivals, they completely ign red Christmas for a long, long time. Their children and great-grandchildren, however, did not inherit their prejudice so strongly, and then, too, they were in fluenced by the Dutch colonists in New Amsterdam (now New York), who al ways kept a very merry, but perfectly respectable. Christmas. So, at last, Puritan New England "came around," and permitted Christ mas to be celebrated once again in all her homes with "moderate festivities and rejoicing after attendance at the place where God is preached." riding In his wagon, had to drag It around himself. And he didn't like It one bit. This went on for a week or more. Then, one day, what do you suppose happened? Why, Mrs. Jumpers looked cut through the window and there on the garden path, to her surprise, she saw Master Johnny driving a tandem team. And, more surprising yet, a team of roosters! It was Johnny's own original (deft. Don't you think it was a good one? THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 25, 1904 V ¥ -r' " .' ■' ..''■- .^ ■•■-.•.:-.. -- - ■ ....:j'' •-••;-'■ /-. , - 7 -...- .-.•■ -',..■'..'•-"..■ .•• •■-" tJ t~* :.- nl-i Mr. Wind and Madam Rain .Translated by Emily Makepeace. Published!, 1904, by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York and London Synopsis Many years ago there lived in Brittany a,.:. plodding sort of fellow named: John Peter, • a miller by trade, with his wife, Claudine.; and a little son,-Peter. They were as poor as r church mice. -, .... _-';- i -- Claudlnerfell; 111. and the' family was In - dire straits . until; assisted- by two * remark- ~ -"■ able " Individual*. -: Mr. ; Wind ti and ; Madam • Rain, whom John - Peter entertained '- one . night while 1 his wire and - the • baby were ■ asleep.--- ■;_:'.;■.": -.T--''-^':'' "-■"■' .•-.-'■ V , -'.'-; *-'-'r.%, '■■ -With their help the family prospered, until , one day the Karon, -their lord, appropriated all ' their ■ savings, and John . Peter was - again obliged to ask aid of Mr. Wind. He .was-presented with a tiny silver, cask., by ;. means of which, through magic, a magnifi cent meal; with solid -silver, service, could be - supplied to * any number of ' persons. ■ The Baron swindled him out of this, how-; ' ever, and in a short time they were as • • ' poor as ever ore- -..■;..■:••".?•' -; : ■" :""_ :~S ' John Peter paid a second visit to Mr. .;. :Wind but-spoke untruthfully as to how - the silver cask had Rotten Into the Baron hands I and was punished by having: Riven htm a small" golden, cask, from . which, when tapped with a magic wand, a huge. and teirible giant slowly arose amid dense smoke and boat the miller roundly, v lie miller, however, • made a shrewd deal with ■ the Baron, whereby, he received 2U.OW francs, and the LSaron got the cask. '. -; (CONTINUED FROM LAST SUNDAY) Chapter VI. ON HIS return to the. castle the Baron shut himself up: in-his own : room in order to try hts wonderful little cask. He struck It with his wand, and directly out came the smoke, taking the form of a giant, * and the. Riant gave the: Baron twenty five blows with his club. , - The servants of : the Baron heard him uttering piercing cries. When they ran in they found their master stretched on the floor, but the giant had already re entered his dwelling, and nothing re mained in the room save a slight smell of smoke. As the Baron's back was not as tough as the miller's he was confined to his bed for two days with the pain, But he knew bctteF than to boast of the Christmas Week Stories, Games and Tricks Punning Game. HERE is a jolly game. It consists of answering ques tions which are puns on the ab breviation of our various State names. Pass around sheets of paper for the different .players to write them on, an nounce one and a half minutes for each answer, and then begin reading out the questions: . 1. Which is the most religious State? 2. Which' is the most egotistical State? a. Which is the Slate where untidy folk ought to live? 4. Which is the father of States? & Which is the maiden State? 6. Which is the State for pupils hav ing lessons to study? 7. Which is the best State for miner 3? 8. Which is the most unhealthy State? 9. Which Is the State best fitted to heal the sick? 10. Which is the decimal State? 11. Which is the best Slate in case of a flood? 12. Which is the State of surprise,or exclamation? The answers are: 1. Massachusetts. 2. Maine. 3. Wash ington. 4. Pennsylvania. 5. Mississippi. 6. Connecticut. 7. Oregon. S. Illinois. 9. Maryland. I'J. Tennessee. 11. Arkansas. 12. (shio. ■ Christmas Greetings. (From a Fairy to a Child.) LADY, dear, if fairies may For a moment lay aside Cunning tricks and elfish play, 'Tis at happy Christmastide. We have heard the children say- Gentle children, whom we love— Long ago, on Christmas Day, Came a message from above. Still, as Christmastide comes round. They remember it again— Echo still the joyful sound, "Peace on earth, good will to men!" Yet the hearts must childlike be Where such heavenly guests abide; Unto children, in their glee. All the year is Christmastide! Thus, forgetting tricks and play For a moment, lady, dear, We would wish you, if we may. Merry Christmas. Glad New Year! LEWIS CARROLL. mßßf^Flmk y^yHO^ DUISSW anj^erjay riddle^ r (ci^ Picture Puzzle. The three pictures iriven below giv« th« same of a popular vehicle when read In th«lr proper order. Can you make out what it Is? . Christmas Enigma. I am composed of twenty-nine letters— part of the first Christmas song ever sung. My 7, 3, 4, 5, 6 Is a part of the body. My 17, 14. IS, 1C something often used for fuel. My 8. 18. 19, 20 may be secured from ft physician. My 23. 9. 25, 27 is said to turn whem goaded to desperation. My 26, 1. 2. 24, 21. 9 is an act*of charity very appropriate to Christmas. My 10. 13, 12 I am not telling. My U. 28, 29, 6 la a coin. Who can tell Polly Evans the answerT ■ A Flower Arithmograph. . ; ■ ' The . answer Is i the ■ name ■of !a ■ very • fa miliar garden flower, consisting of sight let ters. ■•, The : following words • are all ■ spelled with some or other of those eight letters; - - 1. My 3, 4, 6. 6 descends from the clouds. •\2.i My 3.° 7. 5 denotes a way of moving. 8. . My 8. 2. 6 are said to be the lords of creation. «'~^y^y^s.<sr^gigaf<>"witaaeai|fe^ . •€..- My S. 6. 5, 2 denotes possession.. . 6. - My t. 4, » id a horned animal, s : BY PAUL DE MUSSET blows he had received, therefore, not a word did he say to anybody of his ad venture. He even feigned-being highly pleased to possess the little golden cask. In the meantime the miller and his wife employed their 20,000 francs profit ably. They bought fields and meadows, and they pulled down their miserable cabin and had a beautiful farmhous-j built in its place, with barns, cowsheds and stables, and a sheepfold besides, where they put a flock of sheep. John Peter had also plowmen and day laborers and a man to attend to the mill. Instead of grinding corn for others he made flour of the grain which ha reaped. Claudihe bought herself n silk dress to go to church in on Sundays. As soon as Peter was big enough he was sent to school to learn to read, and at six years old lie knew more than either his father or his mother. These good people might have lived peacefully and happily had it not been for the wickedness of the Baron, who bore them a grudge for the blows ha had received and the 20.000 francs he had paid them. He diverted himself by letting same loose on John Peter's land, and then, under pretense of hunting, he, with his dogs, horses and huntsmen, laid the fields waste. In vain did the miller complain; nobody paid the least attention. One day the Baron had a quarrel with a neighboring lord, and declared war against him. This was only an excuse for levying imposts on his vassals. He overwhelmed John Peter with them, and took away his ploughmen to be made soldiers of and his horses to carry his soldiers to battle. The miller, seeing himself threaten ed with the chance of falling again into his former state of poverty, bethought himself of the promises made to him by Madam Rain. So, without saying a word to his wife, he took his hob-nailed shoes, his stick and his woolen mantle, and set off and traveled a long distance until he. came to the seashore and tho Western grotto. A gray light reigned in this grotto; a thin log veiled the entrance, and the damp oozed out from between the rocks. Little spirits with fin-like wings flut tered about. In passing John Peter Bible Cake a Good Sunday Game. A FINE cake that you will like real well is made according to the following recipe: First. See if Tom and the rest of th» fair.ily can write the answers down with out looking up the Bible references. Later, of course, you will want to look them up to see if your answers ar« correct. THE RECIPES. 4 cups of I Kings, iv, 22; ?4-cup of Judges v, 25; 1% cups of Jeremiah vi, 20; 1% cups of I Samuel xxx, 12; 1% cups of Nahum Hi, 12; 1%, cups of Numbers xvii, 25; pinch of Leviticus .ii, 13; Judges iv, 19; couple of teaspoonfuls Amos iv, 5, and season to taste with II Chronicles ix, 9. Christmas Cards for ths Blind. ' >1 r\ - JU>/ - rites '---", j- *--^J This la one of the cards in Braille, bearing a Christmas greeting, which have just been issued by the '"Weekly Summary," a newspapfr published in Braille type at Shere, Surrey. Snowballs for the Tree. How are these charming snowball* made for the Christmas tree? This way: Take empty round candy boxes. You can get them cheaply now —of almost any wholesale candy firm— cover them with cotton wool and fast en a string to each of them. There you have a beautiful, fluffy snowball! Save this item and maku use of It v.hen you are preparing for the Christ mas of 1905. Ml Ml >*NP MROBLEAS $fmw DUJWT A^ERJCtf RIDDLE^ «. My 3. 4. 5, 1. 8 Is a kitchen »rat». 7. My 3. 4. l. 3 is great indignation. 8. My 8. 6. 3, r 4. I. 2 Is a falsa appear ance. : . ■■ ■-. ■.;.; ■ . .:'..':_ ; .-.•■' 9. .".My 4. 1. 2 Is duration of time. Can you tell what the name of . the fa miliar flower is? ' i Hidden Words. Find a famous Christmas saying la this story: ■''.■".' v ,'; '{. -''."■ " "•"■;:-.;"- '■ ".*■ '- . "Pick me " some ■'. flowers, - please."." said ■ mother *to ~ the • gardener. ■ "'A '- sweet ■ pern, • . certainly. : and r a ; —only one, Arthur, *■- that's a good, '■willing ■ man. ■• You cer- \ tainly bestow arduous labor on these orna ments for •my -pleasure." ■ • A Puzzle in Punctuation. Can you punctuate the following so aa to make prop?r sense? There is a lady In the land With twenty nails on each hand Five and twenty on hands and leet This U true without deceit. : How ; Many ; Ties? ', z. If s Teddy /VallM over seventeen - times as ; many . ties as you : see In this - picture, . how I many - tie* ■will ■ he have -walked : over • alto ■ gether? 4fe '.. ;-■■".., ■•^3^^,'"' •;. ;'■.'.' ' ■ they threw water on his nose, and whis pered : "Let us wet; let us soak this silly fel low. Let us drench hts mantle for him. Let us penetrate through his shoes and stockings." But John Peter turned up the collar of hia mantle, and walked boldly on till he readied the end of the grotto. There he found Madam Rain, surrounded by gray nymphs, each as languishing and with as bad colds as herself. The dame was taking advantage of its being the middle of summer to lay in . her stores. Little spirits were bringing one by one the drops of water which the sun bad 9aused to rise from the Bea, the rivers, the woods, the marshes and the meadows. These drops the nymphs collected into golden cups, and then threw them into a large reservoir. When Madam Rain saw John Peter she began to gape; she blew her nose, and said to-him in a tanientable voice: "Who is this tiresome fellow that comes to disturb me in my employ ment?" "Madam," replied John Peter, "a long time ago you rested yourself a while at my house, and then promised to interest yourself in the fate of my child. Little Peter will soon be 7 years old, and I am come to beg of you to do something for him. He deserves it for his good con duct, for he already knows how to read atid write." "What dost thou want me to do for him?" "Madam, I am a poor peasant with no ideas; and I am unable to imagine any thing; so I will leave it entirely to you." "Booby that thou art!" said Madam Rain, sneezing, "to come here disturbing me and not to know what thou want est! I must, however, get rid of this man. Since his son knows how to read, let my large copper box be given to him, with the wand and the gilt-edged book. If little Peter is less stupid than his father it will be quite sufficient to make his fortune." The spirits brought the large copper box, the wand and the gilt-edged book. John Peter put them all under his arm and ran off as fast as his legs would carry him. TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY. Jolly Cobweb Party. AFRIEXD of Polly Evans did some thing last Christmas that was ftne. She gave a Cobweb Party. This was really no new idea; cobweb parties were quite the fashion a good many years ago. For the boys anl. gnls of to-day, however, it is a rather novel idea. She. assembler! all her guests in tho large drawing room. Here each one was given the end of a string and toW to follow the string to the other end, where he would find his gift. These gifts—oh! where were they not hidden? In nooks of the attic in cor ners of the cellar—here, there, every where! / J The strings crossed and recrossej each other, and led through nearly every room and hallway in the house. You can imagine how often and how unexpectedly the various searchers cams face to face and struggled to separate their intertwined strings. The strings were of various colors, no as to be the more easily distinguished from each other. Altogether, the Cobweb Party was a charming success. If not too late, why not try it yourselves to-day? A Double Christmas. A STRANGER visiting the German colonies of our great cities would think that his almanac needed resetting, for on the evening of Decem ber 5 thousands of little stockings are hung up with the same careful clothca pinning and heart of hope as on tho authentic Christmas Eve. St. Nicholas Eve it is that the "Fath erland" exiles are celebrating. Just as early as any children ever gtt up, those that-are paying honor to the gift-saint tumble out of bed and find their stock ings well weighted with fruit and cau dies and apfelkuchen. The naughty child that has been a trial to its parents in previous weeks is rather likely to find his stocking laden with coal. It is a hint that a second gift season i 3 at hand, and that it would be well to fall into line with the good chil dren. And the good children are encouraged to a renewed and severer virtue lor tbe days between their present reward and the fuller holiday that is coming.—Coun- try kife in America. rAnswers to Last Week's Puzzles and Problems Two Face Puzzle. . Christmas Acrostic. ■ ' ■-'»■■ ■-■ -■' ' GAD BONES ■''—>- MATTHEW MAGDALENE S C H RIST tE HXi HE M A C HARIA H HUR - . ■■ " S -;■ ■:;;•:- Funny Anagrams. 1. At Herb—Bertha. 7. O! .\o! real—l^eo-; I Ward«d —EJdward. nora. I Then tear I—Henri- S. Door thee—Thao etta. dore. 4. May not H—An- 9. Teach lot R— tltony. Charlotte. E. Nor 3am do—Koaa- 10. Can stona C—Coa mond. stance. %. Rat home bowl— Bartiiolomow. |!'|Tf I I ] ~ ■ 1 1 i % The Giant of the Cask, the Miller and His Wife and the Baron Teaching Your Dog Some Tricks Good Advice by an Expert on How to Make the Animal Mind You Many hold that yoi* cannot begin too early; but this Is not my- experi ence, at least with the more advanced tricks. The dog is, 1 think, far more receptive at a year old, say, than at three or four months, and, there fore, more capable of being taught. The great thing is to teach the tricks gradually. Do not endeavor to cram into the dog's head three or four tricks in the space of time which should be de voted to one. If you do, failure will inevitably result. The dog should, in the initial les- 9 TBfc 'Vy f* 1* sons, always be rewarded by a titbit or two. Cooked liver, in small pieces, is always very much relished. SITTING UP.—This is a very impor tant lesson to be taught, as upon its thorough accomplishment so many of the other tricks depend. The first thing to do is to take htm to a corner of tho room, and squat him down upon his hind quarters. Show him the expected titbit, and then hold it orer his head with one hand, while with the other the forepaws are disposed- in the orthodox way, at the same time repeating the Christmas in Olden Times Heap on more wood!—the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will. We'll keep our Christinas still. Each age has deem'd the new-born year The fittest time for festal cheer: And well our Christian sires of old Loved when the year its course had roll'd, And brought blithe Christmas back again, With all his hospitable train. Domestic and religious rite Gave honour to the holy night; On Christmas Eve the bells were runs; On Christmas Eve the mass was sung: That only night in all the year. Saw the stoled priest the ciialice rear. The damsel donned her kirtle sheen; The hall was dress'd with holly green; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the mistletoe; Then open'd wide the Baron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf, and all; Power laid his rod of rule aside. And Ceremony doffd his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes. That night might village partner choose; The lord, underogating, share Tho vulgar game of "post and pair." All hail'd, with uncontrolled delight And general voice, the happy night, That to the cottage, as the Crown, Brought tidings of salvation down. THE KITTENS' CHRISTMAS Two Httle kittens Hung up their mittens. And waited for Santa Claus; For, wasn't it shocking. They hadn't a stocking To wear on their cold little paws? Did you ever see (He was strange to me) The Santa Claus of the Cats? U'^Ps—-^^.:Vr-^^~a '^\ flail flfcggWb // ' "' - t T fc ** - ..^^ ■■ , •ill *B«WBrBS:\.v -~y- . :V^ fi- ''— ""w* c BUmßnafeß ■ ' m33S& ■•■'-"'-' " ' ' v \»* I* /*** **■ *~iL*-^^^ '^ j( i • "■*^s^ ■**^^"^HH^^BS.^'3 ■'"■ now ■ ' -f v ■ •; *'■* . v^^^. 1* ,_, J3 ...**>^^ ■■ -^^pBjEV^PBt words "Sit up." Go through the sam) performance until he is able to balance himself successfully, then reward hitn with a titbit. He may next be tried with less support than the wall corner, and by taking him by easy and suo* cessive stages, he may be able to "sit up" without the slightest assistance. SIT UP AND BEG.—From the "Sit up," the dog can easily be taught to "beg." This really consists in the uplift ing of the paws at the utterance of the word "beg." Simply take, first, the right paw, and then the left in the hand; then, after doing this for several times, ask for right or left, as the case may be, finally holding out both hands for the reception of the two paws. Th« giving of the right paw may further be translated into "Shake hands." Re wards must at first follow, but on no account let these consist of sugar, as U frequently done. TRUST AND PAID FOR.—This Is also a trick which should be taught from the '•sit up" position. All that has to be done is to place the small piece of meat upon the nose, saying, "trust,"* then, holding him under the chin, en join him to "keep steady." The meat once properly balanced, "pa4d for" should be uttered, and the chin tapped underneath with the forefinger. This will send the meat in the air, and the dog will learn to catch it as it de scends. He finally will, at the signal, "paid for," throw it up himself and catch it in the most expert manner.— John Maxie. in The Dog. The fire, with well-dried logs supplied. Went roaring up the chimney wide; The huge hall-table's oaken face, Scrubb'd till it shone, the day of grace. Bore then upon its massive board No mark to part the squire and lord. Then was brought in the lusty brawn, By old blue-coated serving man; Then the grim boar's head frown'd on high, • Crested with bays and rosemary. Well can the green-garb'd ranger tell. How, when and where the monster fell; What dogs before his death he tore. And all the baiting of the boar. The wassail round,in good brown bowls, Garnish'd with ribbons, blithely trowls. There the huge sirloin reek'd; hard by- Plum-porridge stood, and Christmas pie; Nor tail'S old Scotland to produce At such high tide, her savoury goose. Then came the merry maskers in. And carols roar'd with blithesome din; If unmelodious was the song, It was a hearty note, and strong. Who lists may in their mumming see Traces of ancient mystery; White shirts supplied the masquerade. And smutted cheeks the visors made:— But, O' what maskers, richly dight, Can boast of bosoms half so" light! England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. "fwas Christmas broached the mightiest ale; 'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale; A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year. SIR WAtTER SCOTT. I heard him purr; He was dressed in fur. And his sleigh was drawn by rats. He filled the mitts Cf the two little kits With goodies that never fail: Then tied to each thumb. As a sugar plum, A fat little mouse by the tail. C. M. B.