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10 Is very proud of them, as sbe ought to be. Alexander Ramsey Furness was honored with his grandfather's name, and Anna E. Ramsey, her grandmother's. They are ten and eleven and a half years old respectively. Laura Furness is about five and a half years old. •'Who has prettier children than Mr. Max-eld*.'" asked a lady the other day. Look at Master Cathcart, Miss Eleanor or Belle and L. 11. Maxfield, Jr., aged ten, eight and five years, as they emu late the second president of the St. Paul carnival by steering the fleeting ••tobog" and see for yourself. Little Alice, the three-year-old, will have a toboggan ride soon. Everybody knows their grandfather, A. B- Cathcart, and Uncle W. R. Marshall is also one of "Minnesota's great men. Gen. K. AY. Johnson's magnificent home on Laurel avenue is frequently to a warrior of the Revolution. There will be another merry "Christmas tree" in Mr. Van SI vice's home to-day. Senator Albert Scheffer finds lots of room in his heart for the trio of beauti ful little girls. Marie is now fourteen years old. The next in age. twelve, is Martha Washington, and little lima, who is now ten, bears the name of the famous singer, De Murska. Their grandfather. Joseph Scheffer, was one of the best known men in this state. There is nothing small about ex- Mayor C. D. O'Brien. He can just fill a boat on White Bear lake with his family of seven. Their ages run this way: Susie, fifteen; Dick, fourteen; Sadie, twelve; Chris, eleven; Arthur, THE SAINT PAUL CHRISTMAS-SUNDAY GLOBE: DECEMBER 25, 1837.— THIRTY-SIX PAGES, INCLUDING COVER.' cheered by the visits of his pretty pair of grandchildren, Kittie S. and Maenad L., the daughters of Lieut, and Mrs. A. B. Johnson. They are now with their father at Fort Laramie. Nine years ago Miss Kittie was born at Fort Shaw, Mont., and live years ago Miss Rachael afforded Fort Snelling cause for con gratulations. There is only one family of Van Slykes in this city, and there is only one Kenneth Whitney Van Slyke, and one Grace Cooley Van Slyke in the world, if the pardonable pride of their father, W. A. Van Slyke, is to be trusted. Everybody loves the great carnival boomer and inventor of city parks, and he in turn wants everybody to love his children. These are two out of four. Master Kenneth, a fine little fellow, thirteen years of age. and Miss Grace eight. They trace their ancestry nine; Charley, seven, and Warren four. They all inherit their father's r eady wit. Frankie and Floyd Egan.one of whom will be twelve years old next year, and the other ten, and who both want to be men as soon as possible, like their father. Hon. J. J. Egan, the famous county prosecutor, are going it at an awful rate of speed on a toboggan, for they are members of the Rising Sun To boggan club. No toboggan can go too fast" for them, neither can Dr. Quhin drive too fast for these merry urchins. George R. Finch has two of th_*sharp est boys in the city, George Chapman Finch, aged thirteen, and William Van Slyek Finch, aged eleven. George is president of the Pappoose Toboggan club and Willie is standard-bearer. They are both experts in all carnival sports and are worthy of their father, who was the first carnival president in the city. The pictures show a nice con trast, George's giving an ice palace scene of St. Paul, and Willies suggest* ing the suunv freedom of Florida. The talent- of two judges, Judge Chapman, of Ohio, and Judge hf. Finch, are in-' herited by tliese,' their grandchildren. Clinton Burnett Hersey, the thirteen vear-old son of Col. 11. F. Hersey, of Stillwater, Is a great boy with big blue eyes, a sharp, witty little fellow. He is his father's only son and gets every thing he wants, sleighs, buggies, Shet land ponies, guns, hunting outfits; in fact, all he has to do is to say he wants so and so and he gets it, Christmas or not. He's a happy boy to-day. Dudley Finch can carry a big load of care as long as bis pair of sunny faces, Miss Lilla's and Miss Florence's, adorn this world. Miss Lilla was born May 19, 1879. and Miss Florence, Feb. 14,1881. Their grandfather's names are Judge S. Finch and H. A. Wilson. Their great grandfather, Dr. Otis Hoyt, was an early pioneer of Wisconsin. Morris 11. Lanpher is a mischievous, bright, healthy six-months-old babv.wlio looks every inch like his father, R. A. Lanpher. He is getting his first teeth now, and takes it quite cool. Mayor and Senator Robert A. Smith has three little grandchildren who till his days with light and joy, and wouldn't they make any man glad? Here are the three, the children of Charles W. and Lucy J. Copley. Miss Mary E. Copley was horn January 30, 1884, and wears a full carnival suit. She resembles her father most. Rob- him that speaks volumes for his other grandfather, Fred Driscoll, Sr. Look at his plump arms and limbs. His name is Conrad Gotzian Driscoll. The other little people in the trio are Theo dore L. Schurmeier's children. Theo dora was called after Grandfather Schurmeier, and that pretty little girl is named Conradine Gotzian Schur meier. Theodora was born in Germany and is four months old. See what a deep interest Baby Schurmeier takes in Christraastide. Conradine is four years old. - The palatial Culbertson mansion, orner of Summit avenue and Arundel street, is the home of Gen. S. D. Sturgis' five grandchildren, the little crt S. Copley is the very pict ure of his grandfather. He was born June 28, 1886. Little Miss Mina Dorothy Copley, called after her aunt, was born on the 2fitli of last June. She is a gem of the first water. Let no evil minded person suspect that the baby photograph of the present mayor was used for the picture of his littlest grand child, for this is not so. His grandson, Bob, is very fond of a game of base ball, and listens to discussions of politics with great interest. ,-, If there ever was a man who deserved grandchildren and great grandchildren that man was the late Conrad Gotzian. A. B. Driscoll's boy is a very bright, solid baby, who is getting his first visit from Santa Claus. lie has a head on folks whom Mrs. H. L. Dousman has cared for from birth. The eldest. Miss Violet Lee Dousman, celebrated her thirteenth birthday about three week*. ago with a little birthday party, and Miss Virginia Roulette is eleven years old. Miss Nina Lin seven. Master Louis De Verville five, and Miss Judith Wil cox three. All were born in St Louis. Grandfather Dousman was one of the pioneers of Minnesota, and a warm friend of (Jen. Sibley. The features of Gen. Sturgis can be traced in each of: his merry group of intelligent grand children, and no prettier little folks are to be found anywhere in the country. There is a trio of little folks that would adorn any household. They are the light and life of Dayton's bluff. That fine, thoughtful-faced lad, Mas ter Gustav . Jr., looks like a banker. "He will make his mark some day" ventures a friend who seems to take an interest in his earnest, clear eyes His father is Gustav Willius, of the German-American bank. Little Miss Johanna, eightyears, is a picture of her father, and Miss Stella, ten years old, bears most resem blance to her mother. Three pretty faces have the little daughters of Mrs. J. B. Tarbox. Miss Ray Lamprey loves music, although only ten years old. Miss Frances Tar box is thirteen years old, and Miss Florence Lamprey twelve years. Their mother cannot be too fond of these little women, for everybody likes them. They are grandchildren of Dr. Mann. Master Stanley Frew is a prompt, vig orous, energetic little gentleman, who will play around the Christmas tree for the fourth time. He has come all the way from Los Angeles, Cal., to visit his relatives in St. Paul. Some day he will come to St. Paul to stay, and he THE COMMITTEE OF THREE. I will make a future great citizen and business man. Charles R. Groff, Jr., Gordon M. Groff and Leslie C. Groff, aged eight, six and four years respectively, are tobogganers, also. Little Buttercup (Ida) is a per fect little lady of three years, and Miss Florence is a perfect little lady also, although only a year old. These consti tute the family of the famous Snow Flake baking powder man, C. R. Groff. Their grandfathers, Matthew Groff and Dr. De Montreville, were among the earliest pioneers of St. Paul, having come here in '49 and '50 respectively. Anna Billings Griggs is a miss of thirteen summers, and an amiable little lady she is. She is the daughter of Col. C. W. Griggs, who not long ago repre sented this city in the state senate. As treasurer of the Ryan Toboggan club she has shown wonderful financial abil ity. Theodore Wright Griggs is a hand some boy of fifteen, who is going to voto some time or other for President Cleve land. When the president was here Capt. Griggs, of the Kyan Toboggan club, marched his noble fifty with proud spirits before the chief magistrate of the nation. ■-".- .*- •--.■ Charlie A. Foster is one of the famous boys of Summit avenue, a member of the toboggan club and eight years old. His father, Addison G. Foster, dotes i pon him. Charlie is not a candidate for office this year. I • Col. Alvaren Allen, of the Merchants hotel, is very fond of his grandchidren, Snow and Dot, eight and six years. Their pictures represent them much younger. Snow was called after his uncle, and Dot after the winsome char acter in Denman Thompson's "Joshua Whitcomb." t If there is anything that Dennis Ryan •likes more than to play with his two romping little girls, two little Mary landers, Nellie and Kittie, it has not yet [been found out. They are the very pict ures of their father, with faces that ,would remind one of sunshiny Christ mas at any time. Pa* Rasota* l* respon sble to a great extent for their training in pleasant mischief. They are eight and six years old respectively. Baby Agnes, is not yet quite so witty as Miss Kittie, nor so matronly as Miss Nellie, but she is a counterpart of her daddy. Miss Agnes is a native of Minnesota. A very pretty little lady of eight years is Miss Genevieve Ives, one of W. J. Ives' family circle of six, and a niece of Mayor and Senator (I. S. Ives, of St. Peter, and Commissioner Frank Ives, of Crookston. She goes to the Hutchinson High school now. Her sister Dick (Violet May), named by Carl Judson, is a merry, mischievous maiden of four winters. Wilson McGill is the son of Gov. McGill. He is destined to be a governor some day, too. He is a great favorite at St. Anthony Park, and at home at St. Peter there is none like him, so thinks his father. Miss Edith Forepaugh, a nine-year old maiden, with such an air of refine ment and pretty fea'.ures.is one of J. L. Forepaugh's chihlr. -n. She was left in Paris by her father a year ago to com mence her studies. Sig Hanauer. of the Manhattan, is very proud of his little girl Nellie. Helen Barth Hanauer_is three years old, witty and winning. Chief John Clark has a very soft spot In his huge heart for his two little brunettes, Mary and Rachael, aged twelve and five years respectively. When the burden of caring for a city's peace and security is laid down, these two little girls make the chief think he has got a good deal to live for. There's a boy for you. He is the sharp eyed boy of Ed A. Whitaker, of the Albert Lea route, and only grandson of Maurice Lyons, and called after his granddaddy. He is seventeen months old, weighs over thirty-live pounds, and his father sees in him a future great base ball player. He is very aesthetic, though, and wants a button-hole bouquet before he will consent to eat dinner. Gen. Mark Hawkins, whose laughing eyes are mischievously peeping at you from one of Essery's photos, is 'the fyi FinsT QffVS^S nephew of Gen. Mark D. Flower. His sister, Miss Etta, is a well-known prin cess of the stage.and another sister.Miss Ada, is conceded to be the best girl elo cutionist in the city. Miss Mary Louise Angela Kelly, the daughter of Judge and Mrs. William Louis Kelly, is thought by her father to be the prettiest girl in the city. She is a charming little lady, who was born in this city May 2, 1880. Master Tom Keosrh is the youngest of Frank Keogh's group of bright-eyed, laughing children. He is a little two year-old, and looks as if he had found some new wonder in this big, wide world. He is a bright, solid boy, with curly hair. This will be the tliird Christmas for Miss Julia Lindeke, who is the daugh ter of W. A. Lindeke, and whose pleas ant smile adorns this page. J. Allen has got other children than this little philosopher. J. H. Allen, Jr. is merely a very much reduced edi tion of J. H. Allen, Sr. He is ten months old, and looks like a Socrates in short dresses. When his picture was taken he was in long clothes. Master Lane Kimball Stone is the only son ot Hon. Lane Ketone, Sr., erstwhile legislator, and present town builder. His sunny face brightens up every place he goes! Miss Elsa and Master Maurice Mann heimer are great tobogganers. They and little Robert, a year and a half old, make the home of their father, Jacob Mannheimer, a very pleasant place to live in. Maurice was called after his grandfather. He is five years old, and Miss Elsa has been visited by Santa Claus for the seventh time. Clerk Oscar B. Hillis, of the United States circuit court, is the proud parent of a pair of lovely laughing twins, Eloise and Edna. Their mother thinks there's nothing like them in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Hillis have two other children, Warren and Madeline. A quartette of grandchildren makes Col. F. It. Welz, of the Merchants, a happy man. They are the children of Dr. and Mrs. Fry. Miss Aida Margaret Fry was born in Indianapolis in Febru ary, 1881. Her brother. Master John Randolph Fry, was born at the same place in 1882. John Randolph is a black-eyed brunette, and Miss Aida has dark eyes and hair. Clarence Walter Fry and Henry Welz Fry were both born in this city, Clarence at the Claren don in August, 18-84. and Henry at the Fry drug store on Lafayette avenue in August, last year. Both have dark brown eyes and light Lair. Clarence is a forty-pounder. Aid". S. 11. Bryant is the proud father of four childien. Miss Jenny, a young lady of eighteen, is attending St. Mary's hall, at Faribault. George E. is at present in Denver, Col. He bears a strong resemblance to Elias Howe, the inventor of the sewing machine. He is now seventeen years old. His younger brothers are fine-ko.ing lads, "Charles E., aged eleven, and James T., nine. They have light hair and blue eyes. Aleck Barclay, Jr., Miss Esther Kelly and Miss Kittie Meagher are three chil dren who i epresent the - young Demo cracy of tie state of Minnesota. When Pi evident Cleveland was here they were tlie committee of three who received him and tendered to him the welcome of St. Paul. Mr. Barclay is one of the bright est boys in the state, and takes after his father. He has a little playmate of a sister named Glad vs. Miss Kelly is the daughter of P. 11. Kelly, and Miss Meagher is one of the pets of John F. Meagher, of Mankato. Nobody would suspect W. P. Murray of being a grandfather, but it is a fact, nevertheless,' for his son, Need C. Mur ray, has a little daughter, who is now wondering over her first Christmas. She is the prettiest baby on the "hill," a little over two months old and is called Carrie Jane. The youngest of United States Mar shal W. M. Campbell's family of seven is William Louis Campbell, who was born April 18. four years ago. He is a bright boy and takes after Jack, tho oldest, the young deputy, who is mak ing a good record. Al Flournoy is justly proud of his two little fellows, and he is teaching them to play the banjo very nicely. Robert E. Lee* Flournoy and Richard Jay Flour noy are five and three years old, re spectively. Their father says they are a good pair to draw to. Queen Anne's 4, Crlss-Muss." A. T. Whitney, in Wide Awake. "It's time to begin buying for Criss muss," said Queen Anne. I write the word as she pronounced it, though she was Queen Anne. "It's time to save up for Criss-muss," said Lady Bird. "1 haven't got money enough to begin to buy. It grows harder every year to make it go round!" "Criss-muss is a nuisance," said Auntie boldly. "It ought to be abol ished. It ought never to have been kept." "Why, auntie! The Lord's Birthday!" cried Lady-Bit d, in capital letters. "That isn't what I said," retorted auntie. "Criss-muss isn't the Lord's birthday. It's what we've made of it. The Lord has a right to his own birth day, and we've taken it away from Him. We've divided it up into a lot of little, mean, miserable, selfish birthdays among ourselves— His garment. Pretending to keep it for each other, to be sure; but just changing round. We all have our own birthday; the Lord ought to have His; kept for Himself. That's what I say. That's Christ-Mass. We've made Criss-muss of it!" This was a terrible long speech fi r Auntie. Queen Anne and Lady Bird were hushed up for a moment. Then Lady-Bird asked, "What is Christ- Mass?" "A Christ-offering," said Auntie, re suming her brevity and leaving them to think. If you want to know what became of that, perhaps at some other club meet ing I may have a chance to tell. Or perhaps somebody else may have a word to say about it. Dolly, Isn't Christmas Jolly? Dolly, isn't Christmas jolly? Don't yon wish 'twould stay all year? Is it always Christmas, Dolly, Where you came from? Tell me, dear I Did you live wilh good Kris Kringle In his home so far away? Are you glad or sorry. Dolly, That you're here with me to-day? Dolly, isn't Christmas jolly? Oh, if you could only talk- It seems so funny that you can't, When you can "laugh and cry aud walk I I'll try awful bard to teach you If you'll only follow me; I think you could learn a little- Come," now, just say, A, 15, CI Dolly, isn't Christmas jolly? Oh, if you could only eat I I have lots of nuts and candy And plum pudding awful sweet I I think you could eat a little- Just a little— if you'd try; Would you like some candy, Dolly, And some fruit cake and some pie? Dolly, Isn't Christmas jolly? Ain't you glad that Santa Claus Put you in my stocking? I am. And I think that you are, 'cause You do seem so awful happy.— Do you love me, Dolly, dear? ' . Oh, ain't Christmas awful jolly? Don't you wish 'twould stay all year? Christmas Gam es for Children. The two following games, from the Pansy, will be interesting for the chil dren. Try them on Christmas evening: Bring a newspaper into the room; a pretty large one, for it seems more rea sonable, as you go on to ask, ''Can you and you (pointing to two members of the family circle) stand with both feet on this paper wliich I may spread on the floor, yet not touch each other." "Nonsense!" "It can't be donel" "Impossible!" will greet your ears. Make them try, Mary. Encourage them now and then by telling thera hOw you and Tom have done it. Give it to two others after the first two have tried long enough, until all have exhausted their ingenuity. Finally take it yourself when they have all laughed long enough over the ridiculous trials, and go to the doorsill; over it lay your paper. "Now, Tom," you call, "take your place." Tom goes out over the paper and stands on his half as it lies over the sill. Then shut the door, and you put your two feet squarely on your half of the paper in the room. A shout will greet you. It is one of the neatest tricks if brightly played. Kris -Cringle's Visit. Who dashes on in sleet and snow, With cars and cheeks a ruddy glow. With whoop and shout and merry jingle? Good folks, look out, 'tis old Kris Kringle. His cap he raises with a shout, His beard and hair blow all about. He stamps his feet and snaps his finger, For not an instant can he linger. He cracks his whip, now left, now right, The reindeer speed with all iheir might, A million stockings must be filled, And not a single toy be spilled. Look out now— there's a sled broke loose, And there's a doll caught in a noose Now hasten, hasten every one. Or soou we'll see the rising sun. Now, first go through this narrow street; We'll give the children here a treat, For once a year, at least, I'll see The poorest child shall happy be. There, halt! How high this chimney is I 'Tis well I understand my biz, For never mortal saw before So tight a squeeze as this, I'm sure. Now dash away o'er hill and dale, The stars and moon begin to pale, And Mrs. Kringle will not wait She never likes her breakfast late. A SYMBOL OF THE SEASON. As birds to sun-laud wing their way in blithesome bevies and with song, so from the gift-hand Christmas Day flow tokens that life's joys prolong. The sea sou's symbol, like a charm, wish and deliebt is Interlocking; and plainest gifts tbe heart wili warm be they but found within a stock ing! *** Time can destroy the dearest whim: the sweetest joy age can bedim; bnt on life's way all lore to pause each year a day with Santa Claus. Tho' heads be bowed with weight of years, and onward crowd life's sadding cares, the mem'ry turns at Christmas tide in grooves of child hood joys to glide. *** Then hang the stockings — great and small I Our chimn.y sprite will know them all! He reads the wish in c v c m i n d , and tries the wished-foraye to find. Yes! hang the stocking— young end old! . Let Saint Kick's legends . - be retold! I<et old head play the Ch r is tmas par t 8 , which pr'veth't naught can age young hear UI — Youkers Gazette.