Devils Lake inter-ocean., December 17, 1909, Image 2

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CHRISTMAS
By MOLLIE K. WETHERELL.
^Copyright, 1939, by American Press Asso
ciation.
"Papa." said Lucy Tisdale. "bow
much premium do .vou pa.v to insure
tliis house and furniture?"
"Why do .\ou ask. Tot tie?"
"Well. 1 hue a uiy to turn ijivseif
3:lto a Cre ^r,iiai:.v suppose you drop
l!ie insurance ami give me the nioiiuy
to apeiid (.it tire paraphernalia."
"I'll iiiiiiii alio lit it."
Now. the foi.d fattier of tills young
woman. ul»i. by tlie wwy. was a trifle
iioidenisli. had uo idea of dmppiug
is iusiu-a:ii'e Out, having lieeu rai k
•5'ig, liis liratu for a tit Christmas gtft
inr bur. lie caught on to the idea at
*»uce of pieseuting her with a t-oiu
lete tire outiit. He communicated ins
lan to •'mother," by whom it was
i«iet with violent opposition.
"John.'" slie said, "you should lie
ashamed of yourself. Last Christmas
ou gave her a horse on which to jump
fences and things, the Christmas be
fore a bear to pet and before that a
football with which to disgrace her
f-elf. 1 do believe if she asked It you'd
fjive her a lion to tame."
"She'd tame him." replied the hus
band decisively.
"1 should think so after taming
you."
**¥on set ber the example, my dear."
"1 didn't set her the example of
making a man of herself. And now
,1ust as have a reason for ber to ap
pear ladylike you encourage ber to
turn berself into a re man."
"What's your reason?
if
reason it's
give
it's a real
the first you've been able to
me since we were married."
"It's an excellent one. 1 have a .let
ter from Julia
saying
that young Lord
Arthur TreVelyan Vane'V
"Can't you-remember the rest?"
"He's coming over and will arrive
•boat Christmas time. JaUa aata tttat
we trj to keep irwin being b^me
r.i *Ick at tbe time of all others one wonld
wt*b to be with his own family."
ofer to Tot fito wo^'t
i#«ftealcl
ilrtMh
el&
It yon «pnf|jber fo catcfe
... ,. bero^ii
^She'll never «Jo ft in tbat way ia the
cHmbing to the roof of the little
j^uiktto* and looktoe Ontm r«»ar»t
O
Brushes
Confectionery
Brass Goods
Perfumes
Stationery
I
Silver Pieces
Manicure Sets
Toiiet Sets
Books
Pictures
ing cnimney. About the same time
Lord Arthur Trevelyan Vane Fitz
Mortlmer wrote a uote on crested pa
per that be iiad arrlved iu America
and would do himself the honor to
call. Being invited to spend the boll
days with the Tistliiles at their subur
ban home, he wrote again that be
would lie on hand some time during
Christmas day and partake of Christ
mas dinner with them.
After breakfast on Christmas morn
ing Mr. Tixduie said to bis daughter:
"Come niitvkle with me. Tot. I've got
surprise for you." Aud. leadiug ber
to tli-' autouioliile house be showed
her vv.iitt ithotigh she had seen it all
bef«!ie made ner heart leap for joy.
There was everything required for the
protection ut the bouse and the lives
ct tile family, including a canvas chute
in case of their being trapped on the
Upper stories. There were Are extin
guishers. tire ladders, hose iu plenty
and tile "i'eare:«t" little steam fire en
gine about tour feet long. Miss Tis
date threw herself iuto ber father's
arms and covered his face with kisses/
The nest thing was to get it all out
and -play1 tile house was on fire.
"Mother" caught fright at once for
fear lier lordship would arrive and
see what son Vt Christmas present her
daughter had received. She pleaded
that the tire trial might be postponed
tilt a later date. She might as well
have tried to"stop the horses of a tire
brigade after the soundiug of an alarm
as to deter her daughter.
Half an hour later a scene occurred
that will .not soon be forgotten in the
Tisdale family. The paraphernalia was
in the yard. Mr. Tisdale was oper
ating the tire engine, sending a small
stream ou to the roof of the house:
The canvas chute had been fastened
between a third story window and the
ground. Mrs. Tisdale was looking out
of an "L" window where she could
see everything. Lucy was nowiiere to
be seen.
Mrs. Tisdaie caaght sight of an im
maculately dressed yonng man coming
tip the walk. Her heart sank withiii
her. It was undoubtedly Lord Fit*
Mortimer. Jit tbat moment Miss Tis-
'is.
*»'f ytx^ "sn i&v" tc«n»V\
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There is a justification for a preven-*
tive censorship In the peculiar nature
of the crowd. Collective psychology,
or the psychology of crowds (mainly
Investigated so far by French and Ital
ian inquirers), is a study still in Its
infancy. -^completely satisfactory ex
planation of the peculiarities of the
crowd is not. yet forthcoming. But
those peculiarities are matters of com
mon knowledge.
Briefly, a crowd is a new entity, dif
fering in mind and will from the in
dividuals who compose it. Its Intel
lectual pitch is lowered, its emotional
pitch raised. It takes on something
of the characteristics of a hypnotized
"subject." It tends to be irrational,
excitable, lacking in self control. Many
Frenchipen under "the terror." gentfe
and humane as'individuals, made tip
crowds frailty of horrible atrocities.
Questioned, afterward, "they could not
account for their actions. Some foex
plicable change bad taken place in
4ale appeared at the upper end of the tbem.^and that inexplicable something
^cbute. entered it. camedowil like light- I was the peculiar' Influence 0e
jning-and. striking the grouiid,' turned, cwwd.
two Or three somersaults. Her mothet^j' A'tbeatriciPaySlence bas the peculiar
ftiQ bqclf. In^t.swoon. Ber father pick* P*ychology. of. tbe.crowd Anotfopsive
e& heg npMim milcted toy Lord Ulte-. Ptey performed before It hM-an $bt£re-.
i#med her Into the ly different effect from that wb&t> the^
Opt at an injured, but, Play would have If read «eparatelj? and
pretended to be *0 that she might hide llrtvately by each individual. The
bfr abatne at the exposure of Uagerl* crowd ta the t^r'coiftVolllng factor la'
before fhe guest the matier-..-A. B/ Wiflkley Befoi^
bote himself. He made tbe descent
St •'j.*"-fl y,,^
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ur assortment of Xmas goods we would like to have you look
over before making your selection. Our stock is paramount
to any you may come in contact with. Candies, we have every
description, and the finest home-made fudges you ever eat, all
kinds of nuts and gum of every imaginable flavor. We carry all
the popular brands of cigars also an abundance of X-mas box
cigars which you will find a very suitable present for your gentle
man friend. We will give you a trivial part of our, magnificent
and most Complete up-to-date stock of Christmas selections, as
follows: .:
Cigars
-Smoker's Set
Cigar Case
Hair Brushes
Christmas Novelties
Christmas Cards
Clothes Brushes
Cbmbs
Fountain Pens
—so It was supposed—turning tue goii
tents of a Are extinguisher on him.
spoiling bis suit and his silk bat.
Mrs. Tisdale was considerably mol
lified when Lord Fite-Mortimer took
his leave, not till the end of tbe holi
days. madkv in love with ber daughter.
Knew What He Was Talking Aboirt.
An old German, wearing
Ta
faded
blue coat and a campaign bat, limped
into the office of a palatial 'dog and
horse hospital, bequeathed by a hu
mane millionaire to the town of X.
"I wish to be admitted to dls hos
pital," he announced to the superin
tendent "I've got heart trouble. I'm
a G. A. R. man, and 1 can prove it."
"But you can't enter this institu
tion, my good man."
"Sure I can. 1 fight at Gettysburg
I half got a veak heart efer sence. 1
can prove it"
"Yes, but you can't enter this hos
pital it's a"— -i
"Can't eh? Vby not? 1 vas a*solcber.
I can prove it"
"But this is a veterinary hospital."
"I know dot. Ain'd I cboost teilin'
you dot I'm a veteran ?"—Lippihcott's.
r.
m!' In tiat
at nute, I rpose tie
tlier diazrsc«! b»n*\l br accidentally fxmterine Courier-JournaL 'Jlsjtt.** the diner, "but 1 dont exact-
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waited fot? lapse
•f vigilance on the part of the' excise
men a boat was lowered from the lug
ger and rowed toward the shore. A
curious crowd of beach men and ex
cise men assembled to meet ber, and
as she
came
iu on the crest of ia roller
it was observed that she contained a
coffin.
The -French boatmen had a ^mourn
ful tgle to tell. Ou board tbie lugger
had been an Englishman. suffering
for it under the green turf of a church
yard in his native land. {Sympathy
witb bis sad fate and tbe knowledge
that the lugger was not far from the
English coast bad Induced the captain
to consent, and now be had sent the
body ashore for burial. In spite of
his broken English, tbe Frenchmen's
spokesman told his tale welL1
Both excise men and beach men—
especially the latter—loudly expressed
their admiration of tbe captain's con
duct. A parson was summoned, and
lu a little while a mournful procession
made its way from tbe beach to tbe
churchyard. Kven the chief officer of
tbe excise men was present and is said
to have shed tears.
That night the local "resurrection
ists" were busy, and at dawn the
churchyard contained a desecrated
grave. A little, way inland however,
in tbe, midst of the marshes a smug
glers' store received the addition of a
coffin filled witb silks and lace.—
"Highways and By ways In J$ast An
glia." by W. A. Outt. 4r-
ON THE FUT SHELL,
Oy»t«raOpwMd That Way V^j^i« Jh»
POM. th« Walttr &r'^
Tfie waiter had taken a 1
getting tbp oysters, but as b«
known to hla guesb* and ttafi
him that occaslonett a
'When tlw oysters wtore
waiter set tbem down
The diner looked, but be? GtmV W-'
mmt
lfM#W
•aW&£A2uHfi*rt or*.-v.
'L*
Chamois Skins
Shaving Strops
Safety Razors
Razors
they
Collar Boxes
Cuff Boxes
Jewelry Cases
Choic&Creams
Blank Books
Music Rolls
NOT BURIED AT SEA.
The Humane French Boatman fnjd^ljp,,
-,D«ad Englishman. |y
A long expected French lugger was
Been
making for the roadstead, and
the Lowestoft free traders: wore on
the alert, auxiousiy seeking anf oppor
tunity for communicating $e^b her
crew. Wblle
ly get the significance." i'
"Well, you see.'",, said the.. waiter,
"they always keep Them upstalrs on
tte wtind «fieit',"and^wbra^ ode calls
for oysters'"^""t'fiey do c6me oh the
round shell It isn't a certainty that
they have been opened fresh. Some
timesfthey aren't good, just because
th% tliave been stan^log. When 1 caljt'
on t^e fint Shell, as|l^rfofor
sdn^^f jnv cliit(lmeiv! then they 'tlSve
to open them specially for that order
In that way vou get them fresh."
"Ah. seel" remarked the diner.
But when he tpld the professional
cynic- about it the cytdc said somp:
thing about betting that they kept
them standing opened in' tibtb' ways.
"Besides, any one knows they look
mm
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from au illness w)iicb soon proved fa- serve tbem to some folks that way. If their best efforts. And yet the
tal. In bis last moments of conscious- they asked for extra large oysters' cessful librettists are few—the merest
pess he had begged the captain not to they'd get them on the flat shell. The handful out of a harvest of three
cen-I-pit.fe'ofrac­
bury blm at sea, but to keep his body turi'es—Forum.
until a resting place could be found I
fof ihe Perf
1|he most satii
name oy.sterff 6n the' curved shell wouldl
go as ordinary sized oysters," remark
ed "tho cynic gloomily.—New Tork 8nn.
Thi Humbf^ Llbr«ttist.
In the history of op^rs' there are
many curious anomalies, i&it perhaps
the strangestjis the role flayed by the
|ttb|etttet l^or the most part obscure
faim- ummpoi^ant and generally nnre
^m^mb^red. j|is ranks have neverthe
le8s' been recruited from -the ablest and
most brilliant men of letters. Among
those who have undertaken the part
are such unlikely uarnesras Voltaire.
CJoethe. Wieland, Addison and Field
ing. while others of considerable poet
ic talent, as, for examptel'MetastaslOi
Calzablgl. Rinnccini, Boft6
I a
fatter on the flat shell, which is all' pee. have tried their hand at libretto
the more reason they'd be likely to writing witb assurance giving to
1 Heater.
ig heater you .pan buy—always
cleaned*^,
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•••-•.-•
orl Please Us
Little things annoy us—the little?
curl of smoke that, if left alone,
would soon smudge the furnishings
and make work for the house-wife#
There are no annoying little'
things in the ''p^g
PERFECTION
Oil Heater
(Equipped with 8mok«l*M Device)
1
ha
They've beiBU banisllediv bv^
thought and tireless work, in their
stead there are little things that
... .//pIe«8e^atjiiie^ wMl^ and?
^satisfaction. The little self-locking?
ic Smofedesi Pevic'
that actually pre noke^»the Uttle lock mi theluisidei of the iub«:
that holds the
airately. adju
little things
in check
-keeps it belgw the smoke
go wrong—these are
,ve contributed to the
of the
iand^faineU
[y|jE^iedl
At "Yoorf, Writ* Cirtnbr