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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, DKCKMBkM 117,
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The Omaha Daily beej
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VICTOH ItOSKWATKIt, 1SDITOU.
The Hard Coal Situation.
I A review of the yoar shows that it
began with a crippled supply of coal
HEB Dl 1LDIXQ, PAIINAM ASU OTI and omnB w,,h rocord.brcnUng
"ss mutter.
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Address an complaint or irregularities
-i neuvcrj- 10 uitv uircuiaiion ueyi.
production, with prices mill abnor
mally high. About the only encour
aging feature Just now Is the steady
Increase In the por capita output,
'It
looking Backward
THE OLD-TIME CHRISTMAS DINNER
GRINS AND GROANS.
Washington Irving' Description in "Old Christmas."
The dinner was nerved tin In the great I riot haunted by iuch association.
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NOVEMBER CIRCULATION
49,805
State of Nebraska, County of Douglas, s
Dwlght Williams, circulation managef
of Tho Beo Publishing company, being
duly sworn, says that the average dnlll
circulation for the month of November.
191?. wasO.MS. DWIOHT WILLIAMS.
Circulation Manager
Subscribed In my presence and awor.l
to before m this 5th day of Decemba ',
1. ROBERT HUNTER.
(Seal.) Notary Public.
tfuburrlbrm lenTlnar the city
temporarily should, hare Tho lire
mnllrct to tlii-m. Aildrraa will he
chdBKCiI a often ns requested.
I'nforttinately tho conBiimer Is not Thirty Yearn Ago
yet shnrlng In the benefits of tho un-l Hl """na1'' church was the scene of
, a swtii weumng wnicn made Miss Eliza
beth If Bodwell, a suiter of Mrs. E. p.
preccdented supply. With him It Is
a case of "heads I win and talis you
lose." Karly In the nutumn ho wan
assured that tho only reason for ad
vancing prlcos of his winter coal was
the shortage In the output, but now
that this shortage has boon relieved
he goes on paying the high price Just
tho snme. In other words, If supplies
aro short, or, by artificial means re
stricted, thcro Is a differenco In
price which nffects tho consumer ad
versely, but when conditions become
normal, or above normal at the
mines, It Is too lato for him to no
tice any differenco In tho prico.
Somo day tho worm may turn; a
country blcsaod with practically Inex
haustible supplies of coal, may tire of
permitting those In control of the
mines to gamble at tho expense of
the consumers.
Vlnlng of Omaha, the wife of J. R. Bar
ton of Boston. Rev. John Williams offi
ciated, while the bride was given awny
by K. P. Vlnlng, George F, .Mayer play
ing the wedding march on the otgan. The
bride wore a white satin dress with a
court train, trimmed with Spanish lace
nd white grosgrnln ribbons. The waist
was trimmed very beautifully with Span
ish lare, and real orange blossoms from
Los Angeles, Cal were worn on her
head.
The first annual ball or the Union Pa
cific band took place at Masonic hall.
The master of ceremonies was A. R
Touzaltn. Arrangements committee,
William I'fleging, Harry Jackson and
Philip Boysen! reception committee,
Chnrles Ahlqulst and Albert Alnstrom,
and floor committee, Ell Dunn, James
Hart and .Too Ahlqulst.
The work of putting up the electric
wlreH has begun under supervision of T.
A. Fleming of Now York.
Tho Olympic Clymnaslutn club has pur
chased the apparatus In the city hall
building and tented the room In IJuruka
hall. Jack llnnley, tho well-known
boxer, has been engaged ns Instructor.
Object Lesson for Railway Men.
President Mellen's arrogance to
ward tho public is held responsible! Members of the police force are nit pro
for tho indictment of hlmsolf and two v. . nftnasonie nickei-pinted wins-
,, i, ., , . , ,, , ,-uen, u v-nnsimnn gin. rrom juagc
other members of the nllcged Nowl ljfnfickc
England railroad trust. The Hallway j Calling cards for New Yenr' printed
It's Just like four Sunday's In two
weeks.
What a lovely tlmo tho Httltan must
have under tho mistletoes.
Wonder if Undo Sam keeps a card
tndox of his ultimatums to Mexico
Now that they nro not wanted bo
badly, turkeys will probably como
down.
Do not overlook tho item of care
less shopping in reckoning the high
cost of living.
Still, tho doctor ought to lmvo
Johnny around nil right In tlmo to
go back to school.
Chief of Police Griggs of South
Omaha has a rigl.t to bollove him
self fully vindicated.
Now for thoso mld-wlntor clcar
anco saleB for which every, thrifty
houeewlfo has been waiting.
One Now York suffragolto found
a husband walking to Albany, Now,
watch the inrush of recruits.
Age-Gazctto, a good friend of rail
roads and railroad men, says:
To get along- with their patrons mono
pones must ireul them even moru
diplomatically than competing concerns
must. And Mr. Mcllen Is exactly not the
mnn to do this.
uviuouuy Mr. Aieilcn thlnlcs no
moro of the public than was roflectcc)
In that famous Vandorbllt exclama
tlon. Ho Is far behind tho times In
this, for tho up-to-date railroad pros
idont at least makes n pretense of
taking tho peoplo.lnto his confidence
and consulting their wishes. Dlplom
ncy litis long ago superseded the stu
pid old "pcoplo-bo-damned" policy.
Tho situation Mr. Mellon has
helped to precipitate should, as an
ouject lesson, servo tho purpose
of still further advancing this safor
nnd saner Idea that tho pcoplo who
enfranchise nnd support public utili
ties Bhould lmvo something to say as
to their operation.
of
Fniluro to teach girls tho rudi
ments of Housekeeping 1b not holp
ing to solve our economlo problems,
H seems , somo ono carelessly
throw tho interlocking directorate
switch and wrecked tho Mellon special.
"Grceco is a llborntor, not a con
queror," says tho prime minister.
Evidently It Is not a contiuoror, anyway.
Whllo progressive (politically, Cal
ifornia stands pat on continuing to
protect prise fights nnd Mary Gar
den's Salome.
A strong pull and a long pull and
a pu)l altogether tvIU put our million-dollar
hotel across tho lino with
tho now year.
Direct Elcotion of Senators.
Senators Ilacon and Smith
Georgia havo failed in their attempt
to induco congress to withdraw the
proposed constitutional amendment
for direct election of senators be
cause, as they contend, tho proposal
was unconstitutional, as It was not
adopted by two-thirds of the full
membership of tho house. Tho ques
tion whether tho organic law re
quires two-thirds of tlio full mem
bership or two-thirds of a quorum
may bo nettled later, In tho moan
tlmo tho peoplo demand direct elec
tion of senators and congress will
proceed to respond, ns far ns it
should, to that demand, loaving the
democratic bourbons to flguro out
now methods of resisting. It scorns
to bo a colncldont that tho men now!
raising tho cry of constitutional Ir
regularity aro among those who havo
always fought tho direct election of
senators. This country has spoken
too plalrtfy on tho subject to bo
mtsuudorstood or sot aside now on a
pretext.
The Happiest Boys.
A Chicago youth of 19, blind from
j oarly childhood, experienced tho Ben-
I nation of restored sight on" Christ-
Steel, tho Industrial barometer, mns ovo nnd Bhoutcd wlth n Jov 1)0
t must be all right, or tho United BCarcoy could 0X1,reB8. A sti Pau,
States Steel corporation would not ,my who loat hlB loB8 recolvOBtt palr
bo raising wnges
The charge that Mr. Morgan has
no feeling 1b palpably untrue. Ho
told a dentist tho other day, "You
hurt me like tho dovll."
The threat of 150,000 garment
workers tq strike is another gentle
reminder that tho world has some
thing else In it besldo peace and good
will.
But our lawmakers cannot Insist
on drawing Increased pay under that
now amendment without accepting
the twenty-day limit to tho introduc
tion of new bills.
Peryone to his calling. Perhaps
that's why the personal Injury law
yers opposo any automatic plan of
certain compensation to workmen for
Industlal accidents.
Those dirt haulers 'who aro again
covering our pavements with the
contents of their wagons spilled over
or through defective bottoms should
be called down harder.
President Mellon of the New Eng
land railroad monopoly used to havo
an expression, "I'll bet my head
against a. foot ball." Uncle Sam
seems to have called 'the bet.
Report Bays Champ Clark ad
vised President-elect Wilson that he
would never recognize Dry an In tho
cabinet. As a distinguished finan
cier eays, "You can't unscramble
gss."
Mr. Morgan sent a $10,000 cheok
to a widow washerwoman with thir
teen children, with tho note that sho
was a fool for having thirteen chil
dren. Her too, evidently believes In
signs.
of artificial limbs for a ChrlBtmas
present nnd exclaims that he Is the
happiest boy In America, with the
richest Christmas gift
What a prlcolcss heritage Is an un
impaired body with all natural pow
ers and faculties Intact! Tint it
somotlmo seems to requlro affliction
to make us duly appreciative of the
blessing. Jlero Is this poor boy, per
manently deprived of his natural
limbs shouting in ccstacy over the
gift of unnatural ones, while thou
sands of other boys with two sound
legs that bear them swiftly where
ever they wish to go, find something
to mnko them unhappy, which means
ungrateful. What would tho crip
pled boy not give for his own feet
and legs again? And the lesson 1b
uppllcablo to the old as well as tho
young.
In thn finest style of th art at Festner's,
corner Eleventh and Karnam.
Twenty Ycaro Aro
Tire played havoc with two big build
ings on tho northeast comer of Fifteenth
nnd Douglas streets. The four-story
brick structure occuptfid by 8. A. Or
chard's furniture establishment was en
tirely gutted and tho flames extended
to the Continental block on the corner,
destroying two top floors, entailing a total
damajfo of JtOO.OM. Chief Oalllgan and
his men were fighting another fire In a
second-hand store at W0 Bouth Thirteenth
street when this alarm was turned In.
Charles Celbold, who was so badly
frorcn while hunting on Christmas day
was facing the amputation of both of his
feet and fatal results were feared.
District Court Clerk Prank Eu Moores
was ngnlh at his post of duty after an
Illness of several days. He had been suf
fering from tonsllltls.
Shorlff Bennett returned from Schuyler
with one of two prisoners who had es
caped from the county Jail.
A delegation of prominent South Omaha
citizens made an unsucessful at
tempt nt the county board meeting to
persuado the board to refund money spent
In grading L street between Twentieth
nnd Twenty-seventh and ono or two
other thoroughfares of that city.
Ton Yea I'm Ari
Wine n. Allen, a former Omaha real
estate and society man and erstwhile
nHststnnt surveyor of customs here,
dr6ppd Into town from the west, en
thuslnstla over the Rocky mountain coun
try, his new stamping grounds. Ha was
especially breeny In his tributes to Utah
and Idaho,
Raymond Cllne, 14 years of age, 1319
Leavonworth street, felt from a train
at Boulevard avenue and lost his left
hand under th wheels. He and several
other boys went taking n ride on the
train to South Omaha.
Harry Morrill, marriage, clerk of the
county court house, complained of a
slump in tho matrimonial market, yet
nlready this month 103 licenses have been
Issued, making a total for the year of
1.319. which was only twenty-five fewer
thnn the banner year, 1891 ,
C. J. Greene returned from Washington
where hp went to present questions re
latins to tho alleged Illegal fencing of
government lands. As an attorney Inter
ested In ' the case, he said what he
wanted to see was a Judicial decision on
the question of the cattlemen' right to
fence thn land and not so much agita
tion. (t was said at Union Pacific head
quarters that when the new pension sys
tem went Into effect January 1. sixty
omployoa would be eligible to participate
In Us benefits.
People Talked About
What shall w do with our would
be presidents Is tho question that dis
tresses Colonel Watterson and the
Brooklyn Eagle. The colonel thinks
our Mr. Bryan would make a good
nritlBh ambassador, tho Eaglo
recommends him fo secretary of agrl
rlcultttre, We think he will continue
to make a dandy generalissimo of
the democratic army.
Governor Osborn of Michigan Is
celebrating his exit from office by
giving away his horseJ and two
automobiles so ho may get back to
nature as a pedestrian. No, such
dilemma ever confronted an outgo
ing Nebraska governor.
Tunic mi it .fndmurnt.
Indianapolis Newt.
After tasting one of those "sweated"
oranges. Judge Lundls or Chicago or
dered eight carloads of tha fnut confis
cated. All of which makes one wish thnt
.the Judge would taste an artificially
I ripened storage egg some UmV
The recent discovery that the Gould
Shcpard engagement had Its origin In a
railroad wreck on a dark night opens up
great possibilities for a romance bureau
managed by the wrecking crew.
Thn government has selected Kenyon
Cox to design the new currency which-Is
to replace that now In use. ,Tho new bills
nre to be only two-thirds th dimensions
of the currency In circulation at present.
What Is said to be the world's record
In Mjuonlo office holding has been es
tablished at Scranton, Pa., where K. P.
Kingsbury has been Installed as treas
urer of Union lodge for the fiftieth time.
"The prospects are roseate for the coal
operator," remarks a Wall street organ,
"while the consumer Is expected to sur
vive as he always has survived hereto
fore." Rejoice, ye consumers, and keep
digging.
Mrs. Francis S. Le of Denver Is be
ing put forward as a candidate for the
speakership of the next Colorado house
of representatives. She Is the wife of a
police captain and is described as the
most popular woman In Denver.
Miss Elisabeth Fulton, who I head of
the domestic science department of the
state normal school of Kansas, blamts
the domestic pie for many of the divorce
troubles, pje makes men morose, work
ing on their nervss. she says, and when
they take to eating fruit they will not be
half so "mean" and the number of di
vorces will decrease.
i hall, where the squire always held his
Christmas banquet. A biasing, crackling
logs had been heaped on to warm
th spacious apartment, and the flame
went parkllng nnd wreathing up the
wide-mouthed chimney. The great plctura
of tho Crusader and his white horse had
been profusely decorated with greens for
tho occasion; and holly and Ivy had like
wise been wreathed round the helmet and
weapons on the opposite wall, which I
understood were he amis of the same
warrior. I must own, by the by. I had
strong doubts about the authenticity of
the painting and armor as having be
longed to the Crusader, thoy certainly
having the stamp of more recent days;
but t was told that the painting had
been so considered time out of mind; and
that as to the armor. It had been found
In a lumber-room, nnd elevated to Its
present situation by tho squire, who at
once determined It to be the armor of
tha family hero; and as he was absolute
authority nn all such subjects In his own
household, the matter had passed Into
current acceptation. A sideboard was set
out Just under this chivalrlc trophy, on
which was a display of plate that might
have vied lt least In variety) with Bel
shazzar's parade of the vessels of tho
temple; "flagons, cans, cups, beakers,
tablets, basins and ewers;" tle gorgeou
utensils of good companionship, that had
gradually accumulated through many
generations of Jovial housekeepers. Be
fore these stood tho two Yule candles
beaming like two stars of the first mag
nitude; other lights were distributed In
branches, and the Svhole array glittered
like a firmament of silver.
Wo were ushered Into this baiiquettlng
scene with th sound of mlnatrelsy. the
old harper blng seated on a stool be
side the fireplace, and twanging his In
strument with a vast deal more powir
than melndy. Never did Christmas -board
display n more goodly and gracious as
semblage of countenances. Thoe who
were not handsome were, at least, happy;
and hspplncss is a rare Improver of your
ltnrd-favored visage. 1 always consider
nn old English family as well worth
studying an a collection of Holbein's por
traits or Albert Durer's prints. There Is
much antiquarian lore to be acquired,
much knowledge of tho physiognomic,
of former times. Perhaps it may he
from having continually before their eyes
thoso rows of old family portraits, with
which the mansions of this country aro
stocked; certain It Is that the quaint
fwitures of antiquity are often most
faithfully perpetuated In these anclont
lines; nnd I have traced an old family
noso through a whole plcturo gallery,
legitimately bonded down from genera
tion to generation, almost trpm the time
of thn Conquest. Something of the kind
was to bo observed In the worthy com
pany mound me. Many of their face
hnd evidently originated In a Gothic ope,
and had been merely copied by succeed
Ing generation; and thcro waa one little
girl In particular, of staid demeanor,
with a high Roman nose apA an nntlqua
vinegar aspect, who was a'great favorite
of the Spulre's, being, as he said, i
Bracebrldge over all, and the vey coun
terpnrt of one of his nncestors who
figured In tho court of Henry VIII.
The parson said grace, which was not
a short familiar one, aucti as Is com
monly addressed to the dlcty In these un
ceremonious daysibut a long, courtly,
well-worded one of thu ancient school,
Thero was now a pause, as If something
was expected; when suddenly the butler
entered the hall with some degree of
hustle; he was attended by a servant
on each side with a large wax-light, and
lxre a sliver dish on which wfls nn
onormous pig's head decorated with rose
mary, with n lemon In Its mouth, which
was placed with great formality at tjie
heal of the table. The moment this
and
who was always more taken up with the
Boy Tho coal man sal he can't let
you haVc any more coal until you've paid
the bill you owe him.
Harduppe You go back and tell him
text than the sentiment, objected to th ' ,.V" H,'"?8.mLl.0.2.rc"e,1"
Oxonian's version of the euro:, which he Transcript.
affirmed was different from that sung at
college. He went on with the dry perse- . W"'1 ""BRcst giving our new mayor
vcrancc of a commentator to give XW.?. nYw"'
college reading, accompanied by sundry 1 council.
annotations, addressing himself at first "Make It two cheers." suggested Hlrnm
pageant made Its appearance, the harper
struck up a flourish; nt the conclusion
of which the young Oxonian, on receiv
ing n hint from the squire, gave with
an air of thn most comic gravity, an old
carol, the first verse of which was as
follows:
Caput apr! defero
Reddens laudes Domino,
The boar's head In hand bring I,
J Ith garlands gay and rosemary,
I pray you all synge merrily
Qui eatls In convlvlo.
Though prepared to witness many of
theso little eccentricities, from being ap
prised or thn peculiar hobby of mine host.
yet, I confess, the parade with which so
odd a dish was introduced somewhat ner
plexed me, until I gathered from the con
versation of the equlre and the parson
that It was meant to represent tho bring
ing in or a boar head, a dish formerly
sorved up with mtioli ceremony an the
sound of minstrelsy and song at great
tablets on Christmas day.
I like the old custom." said the squire.
"not merely because It is stately awJ
Pleasing In Itself, but because It was ob
served nt the College of Oxford, at which
I was educated. When I hear the old
song chanted, It brines to mind the time
when I was young and gamesome and
the noble old college hall and my fellow
students loitering about In their black
gowns, many of whom, poor lads, are now
In their grave!"
The parson, however, wnose mind was
to tho company nt latge! but finding their
attention gradually diverted to other talk
and other subjects, he lowered Ids tone
as his number of auditors diminished,
until he concluded his tenwks In an.un
decVolco to a fat-headed Old gentleman
next him, who wns silently engaged in
the discussion of a huge plateful of
turkey.
The tAble was literally loaded with good
cheer and presented an epitome of coun
try abundance In this season of overflow
ing lardnrs. A distinguished post was al
lotted to "ancient sirloin," as mine host
termed it: being, as he added, "th
standard of old English hospitality, nnd a
Joint of goodly presence, and full of ex
poctatlon." There were several dishes
quaintly decorated and which had evi
dently something traditionary In their
embellishments, but about which, as 1
did not like to appear over-curious, I
nked no questions.
I could not, however, but notice a pic.
magnificently decorated with peacock
feathers In Imitation of the tall of that
bird, which overshadowed a considerable
tiact of tho table. This the squire con
fessed, with some little hesitation, was a
pheasant pie, though a peacock pie was
certainly the most authentlcal; but there
had been such a mortality among the
peacocks this neason that he could not
prevail upon himself to have one killed.
It would be tedious, perhaps, to my
Wiser readers, who may not have that
foolish fondness for odd and obsolete
things to which 1 am a little given, were
I to mention the other makeshifts of thU
worthy old humorist, by which he was
endeavoring to follow up, though at hum
ble distance, the quaint customs af an-;
tlqulty. I was pleased, however, to see
the respect shown to hi whims by his
children nnd relatives; vjho. Indeed, en
tered readily Into the full spirit of them!
and seemed all well versed In their parts,
having doubtless been present at many a
rehearsal. I was amused, too, at the air
of profound gravity with which the but
ler and othor servants executed the
duties assigned them, however eccentric.
Thby had an old-fashioned look: having. I
for the most port been brought up In the
household, and grown Into keeping with
the antiquated mansion, and the humors
of Its lord; and most probably looked
upon all his whimsical regulations as the
established laws of honorable house
keeping.
Waffle. "Remember, we nro pledged
to economy all along the line." Louisville
Courier-Journal.
time-
"That
server."
He seemed
pendent.
"Ho may be
too.
"How could he be?"
"He's a clockmnker."-'iiftltimoio American.
man Is nothing but
to mo to be' Very hide
that nnd a tlmceror
thing sweet, did he. The dear fellow!
What wns It?
Marie I don't think 1 should tell you
Maud-Oh, do. I Insist!
Marie Well, he referred to you as "thp
human marshmallow." You certainly had
laid the powder on thick, dear. Boston
Transcript.
"Walter, you can take these eggs back
to the cook."
"Yes. sir. Anything else?"
"Yes! you might tske him also the as
surances of my distinguished consider
ation and ask him If he thinks he Is feed
ing a Digger Indian." Chicago Tribune.
"How do you manage to pick out a
present to suit your wife?"
"I go to a store that she tells me of."
"ct."
",. m nsk for a cletk whose name sli
Sl D'p."
"Well?"
"And the cleik always hus something
suitable put aside." Louisville Courier
Journal.
THE DAY AFTER.
men will out your
Upgardsoti -Som e
throat for 75 cents.
Atom en, and some won't. Tho sur
geon that opened my windpipe once and
took out n frattnifnt of chicken bone
charged ine $?. Chicago Tribune.
Bud What's the difference between an
ordinary co-cd and r college widow?"
Woiser-Onp stays four year? and the
other stnvs for years. "-The Plren.
"Talk about your long hours. 1 know
a couple of hands In a factory that never
stop day or night all the year round."
"lmnnftalhtnt lUViAra?"
"On the factory clock. 'Boston Trans-
enpt.
"That man has given up ills experi
ments In the way of perpetual motion."
"Yes," replied Senator Sorchum. "He
Is now dvotlng his peculiar talents to
nn entirely different llnp of research. He
is trying to discover somo method of re.
Baltimore American.
The stockings nil arc empty and the
brand new toys broke,
The Christmas tree's a bit. the worse
for wear.
Good Santa t-'laus has vanished for an
other year, at least.
And his pocketbook Is making papa
swear.
The ooctors arc quite busy making flying
calls about,
For Willie and poor Mamie have a pain,
But had such fun that in despite of sub
sequent events.
They'd like to have It over all again.
The turkey stuffed nnd roasted and the.
toothsome big mince pie
That made one feel serene and satisfied,
When 'round about the laden board tlio
happy family sat.
Till none could cat more Rood tilings If
they tried,
Have taken aire revenge, and since last
night the folks look pale,
And efforts jto feel chipper .are quite
vain,
vising the tariff that will make things 1?ut the feeling of that dinner was
cheaper to the consumer nnd at the same n good a one.
We all would tat It every bit again.
time Incrt-uso the urnflta to Mm nroduppr.'
Washinuton Star i
Thnt Is the trouble with good times
1 i you have to pay for them,
But then they're worth enjoying wnua
drur.
She When wc nre married,
must nave three servants.
He Certainly, darllnc. But trv to keen
each one ns long n possible. St. Louis
Fost-DlBpatch. .
"Father." said the small boy, "what Is
meant by the 'pork barrel' In politics?"
"The pork barrel, my son. Is nn imagi
nary receptacle supposed to have pork
as a completed product Inside with a
cannibalistic assemblage of the raw ma
terial on the outside." Washington Star.
Maud Po Jack compared me with some-
When the cloth was removed the butler
brought In a huge silver vessel of rare
and curious workmanship, which he
p'laced before the squire. Its appearance
was hallod with acclamation; being the
Wassail bowl, so renowned in Christinas
festivity. The contents hnd been prepared
by tho squire himself; tor It was a bev
erage in the skillful mixture of which he
particularly prided himself; alleging that
it was too abstruse and complex for the
comprehension of an ordinary servant
It was a potation, Indeed, that might
well make the heart of a toper leap
within htm; being composed of the richest
and raetest wines, highly spiced apd
sweetened, with roasted apples bobbing
about the surface.
Tho old gentleman's countenance
beamed with a serene look of Indwelling
dslight as he stirred this mlghtly bowl.
Having raised It to his lips, with a hearty
wlah of a merry Christmas to nil present,
he sent It brimming round the board, for
every one to follow his example, accord
Ing to the primitive style; pronouncing
It "the ancient fountain of good feeling,
where all hearts met together."
There was much laughing and rallying
os the honest emblem of Christmas Jo
viality circulated, and was kissed rathet
coyly by the ladles. When It reached
Master Simons he raised It In both hand)-,
and with the air of n boon companion
struck up an old Wassail chanson:
The browne bowle,
Tho merry browne bowle,
As It goes round about-a.
Fill,
Still,
It the world say what It will,
And drink your fill all out-a.
The deep canne.
The merry deep canne.
As thou dost freely quaff-a
Slnr.
Fllnr.
Be as merry e a king,
And sound a lusty laugh-a.
The dinner time passed away in this
flow of Innocent hilarity; and though the
old ha may have resounded in Ita time
Ith many a scene of broader rout and
revel, yet I doubt whether it ever wit
nessed more honest and genuine enjoy
ment. How easy it is for one benevolent
being to diffuse pleasure around him:
and bow truly Is a, kind heart a fountain i
of gladness, making everything In its vl- ,
clnlty to freshen Into smiles! The Joy
ous disposition of the worthy squire was
perfectly contagious; lie was happy him
self, and disposed to make all the world
happy; and the little eccentricities of his
humor did but season. In a manner, the
sweetness of his philanthropy.
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.
.Matt-hlnar Rxtrasrnaniner,
New Tork World.
Admitting that the country, as General
Leonard Wood saya, pays more for auto
mobile tires than for the upkeep of the
navy, does the one form of national ex
traairance Justify the expenditure of
more money for (he othsrT
I'ood niitu, Prlrr lAvril,
New York World.
The fact that 11? carloads of cabbagra
were allowed to rot tn Pittsburgh while
the market yrlce to consumers was the
Mftheat ever known ia good evidence that
Waahlngton Post: It's a curious thing
how a woman can be perfectly comfort
able tn kid slippers and splderweb stock
Inr if only she has & nice, warm muff.
Houston Post:' The president-elect says !
since he has been in politics he has found
Increased temptation to profanity. A
very human discovery that. The lips
of the most pious of us must occasionally
emit a slxallng, white-hot damn.
Indianapolis News: To escape the high
cost of living a Gary young man burrowed
a hole In the sand of the dunes, and took
up his abode' In It. This suggests that
he whole country might decrease the
high cost of living If It Just had the
sand. ,
Houston Post. They are hinting at a
progressive reorganisation of the senate
and a walloping of the ao-onlled reaction
aries. It is a beautiful prograht for a
body that la tied between the parties and
relying on the vice president for the de
ciding vote.
New York World: According to the
commissioner of labor It ts almost lm
poratble to enforce the clUld-labor and
woman-labor laws In canning towns, be
cause the people are opposed and Juries
refuse to convict. Still, It Is worth while
to keep oi trying. There Is such a thing
aa educating a community
"money trust" can be embodied In one
man, Mr, Morgan Is It. IBs bodyguard
on the trip to Washington coulstcd of
lawyers de luxe, e'ach of whom Is capable
of earning J100.000 fees. They surrounded
him as the old guard did Napoleon.
New York Sun Those two sisters In
the Jersey City Catholic Home for the
Blind who calmly led to safety some
twenty blind, aged folks and twenty-five
blind children when a fire was discovered
there early Wednesday morning un
doubtedly prefer to havo nothing said
about It. Their lives are a devotion and
n heroism. Still you see the picture, tht
sisters waking up and wrapping up Un
sleeping children, the old blind priest
saying mass to his little congregation of
old and btlnd. "Crime" and "vice" are In
everybody's mouth nowadays. Yet how
full tile world Is of generous spirits, of
kindly deeds, of modest self-aacriflce, of
fruitful helpfulness.
Boston Transcript: Another addition
to the high cost of living la a rise of
SO per cent or more in the price of
gasoline, due. say the Standard Oil
people, tn the law of supply and demand,
the former being less and the latter
greater by S3 per cent thnn a year ago.
This Is probably aa good an explanation
as any other ao long aa we have only
their word for it. which no one is obliged
to nelleve and very few will. As long
aa they have the power to fix and main
tain these exorbitant prices, what right
New York World: Eight governors hae
agreed to Join In a movement to sup- j has th public to ask for their reasons?
lrr. sunuiinr.. wnai aooui a gentle- it ts as Impudent as wit Arthur On
nam. when ho applied at th drcumlocu
tho continuance of high prices I not I man's agreement amonr thmlu tn
irhntK. 4... .1. . j . . . ... .. - .. - ' . .
, wnwnniK!. i rm reairici in use or the pardoning power? tion office and "actually wanted to know
Oi the nutout t vC Soi4nflelA - '"eat. .far - i,e'yen kni
ihev last:
So It Is wiser Just to take the present
when it comes,
And not think what 'twill feel like
when It's post. .
Perhaps the wise and prudent will dis
pense with present Joys,
And shun bright nights with mornings
cold nnd gray,
But thon they miss a lot of fun who al
ways look ahead.
Let good times go for fear of them next
day.
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