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THE CHRISTMAS DINNER.
A Palatab’le Menu “’ith Reclpes‘for the
Odd Dishes.
In homes where Christmas is consid-
ered the high and holy festival of the
year all energies are directed towards
its prOper- celebration. The house is
redolent with the odor of pines;
. wreaths are hung in the windows and
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. festival.
every outward and visible sign is
made to emphasize the nature of the
The table is in holiday trim
and the cooking savors of the general
rejoicing. Dishes that never appear at
any other time now find a place on the
menu. Holly and mistletoe are used
for the table decoration and many of
the dishes are wreathed with foliage.
The Christmas dinner has always its
plum pudding crowned with a sprig of
holly. The following menu and
recipes may be of assistance:
Oyster cocktails.
Salts l almonds. Celery.
Cream of barley soup.
Toasted crackers. Halibut timbales.
Potato balls with cream sauce.
Roast turkey with chestnut stuffing.
Cranberry jelly; 3'
Sweet potato s. ' aulifiower an gratin.
Roman punch
Broiled squabs on fried mush.
Lettuce and radish salad,
Requefort cheese. Wafers.
Mince pie. Pumpkin pie.
Frozen plum pudding.
Coffee. Bonbons.
Oyster cocktails are served in ice'
shells made for this purpose or in
large claret glasses. Put five small
oysters into each glass. For one dozen
plates allow seven teaspoonfuls each
of prepared horse radish. tomato cat-
sp and vinegar, ten teaspoonfuls of
lemon juice and one of Tobasco sauce.
Thoroughly mix this dressing and put
an equal quantity into each glass.
loth oysters and dressing should be
very cold. '
To make the chestnut stufling for
turkey. secure one quart of large
French chestnuts, shell them and cook
them in boiling water until the skins
are loosened. Remove the , brown
skins and again put the nuts into boil-
ing water and cook them until they
are tender. \Vhile the nuts are still
hot rub them through a very coarse
sieve or colander. Mix with the sifted
nuts a very few bread crumbs and two
tablespoonfuls of' melted buBter, and
season with salt and pepper. Make
the mixture moist with a little sweet
cream and fill the turkey, but do not
press the stuffing in closely; and the
bird is ready to roast.
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blem oi" freed un and the National Bird
and all that, bu! I guess you ain’t in it
with me at this season.
1 Joy of the Little Qnes.
Christmas is the day of the little
f .lks. To them the old customs are
m: lr-r'lining to lose attractiveness.
As loo as Santa Claus remembers to
drive his sleigh over the roofs and fills
the Si""'i-Zill§£.‘~i at the chimney corner.
so Ion :‘s Christmas trees ‘..-o::.--=
with "1 ireluus fruit, and Father
Christmas with flowing beard and
deep—toned voice is there to take the
toys from the l‘irzinches, so long is the
Yuletide season a magic one to the
Cililtil‘l'ii. Holidays and presents, par-
ties and new dresses. toys and can-
dies, nuts, oranges. colored tapers and
wuxcu .iloors—it. is fairyland come.
anew, and the children love it.
"Mr. Holdgold sent me up a beauti-
ful bouquet last- night.” Adele—“It-
nmlu‘s me very ‘lmppy. dear.” “Why?”
.‘.«i»~lc~“[ know now .that flowers are”
very cheap.”
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May Christmas chimes . no~note of discord
sound.
'Zw' u' strain of selfish song find vocal life,
But. avorywhere may love of God abound,
amt sweets of Peace take place of strife.
{if ' l‘ the, i‘estal days by Heaven's favor blast:
in; Christmas-tide is brightest far and best.
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Where have they gone to—the little girls,
With natural manners and natural curls,
Who love their dollies and like the toys
And talk of something besides the boys?
Little old women in plenty I find,
Mature of manners and old of mind;
Little old flirts who talk of their “beans,"
And vie with each other in stylish clothes.
Once, in the beautiful long ago,
Some dear little children i used to know;
Girls who were merry as lambs at play,
And laughed and rollicked the livelong day.
Where have they gone to? If you see
One of them anywhere. send her to me.
I would give a. medal of purest gold
To one of thfis : dear little girls of old.
-—Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
A Christmas Bell.
Swing wide! send forth your swelling notes,
sweet bells!
Once more ‘tis Christmas-tide o‘er all the
earth:
So silver throat so sweet 8. story tells:
The Christ was born— the stars sang at his
birth:
Celestial choirs the anthem rolled along,
And angel hosts gave chorus to the song.
It would almost savor of sacrilege to
declare that the Christmas tree has
grown tiresome, but occasionally there
are souls brave enough to say so. For
those who feel that way about it, a
welcome substitute is found in the
Christmas bell, which is made of three
or more hoops of graded sizes. These
hoops are wreathed and hung, the
smallest at the top, the next in size
just below it and so on, so as to give
the effect of a suspended bell. The
ropes or cords by which the hoops are
connected and hung, are wound with
green. At the top they are brought to-
gether and fastened to a ring in the
Such hoops may be had of a'
cooper are easy of adjustment and the
efiect is very pleasing. The same or-
naments used to adorn the regulation
tree are displayed on the hoops, and
the gifts are attached by narrow rib-
bons, which are cut when the pack-
ages are removed. A Japanese lan-
tern hung in the center of the bell is
filled with mottoes. bonbons, etc., and
when the gifts have all been distrib-
uted a blow from a cane breaks the
paper sides of the lantern, and a
shower of sweets makes glad the
hearts of the wee folk of the party. If
the lantern is filled with flowers, the
downpour is equally pleasing and
rather dain‘ Et-r.
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Maude—I would like to look at SOllH
canes, ,
Dealer—Yes. Miss. What kind of a
head do you want? .
Itlzi11~'le—--l'ni not particular. Only it
must he of a material that will not
make him. sick at the'stomach.
I heard the bells on Christmas Day,
'l‘hoir old. familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet ‘
The words. repeat, ; -
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‘13 love sends .
He called the janitor, and in words
that could be heard through the open
window by Broadway passers-by,
commanded that the scales of justice
be adjusted;
suspend city business until the work
is completed.” '
Steeple Jack Gustave Briefer was
summoned, but said he could not do
the work because his helper was not
on hand. Finally he heard the angry
voice of His Honor through a six-inch
brick wall and agreed to fix the scales
with the aid of Gus Weber.
Weber is a man of courage, but be-
ing unused to steeple-climbing, he took
a few bracers to steady his nerves. He
took one too many, it seems, for when
he stationed himself at the feet of Jus-
tice to hold a line for Briefer he
moved about uneasily, and the thou—
sands who had gathered in the park
below to watch the progress of the
Work were certain he would fall.
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Weber’s nervousness increased, and
finally he jumped around as if trying
to get Justice to join him in a waltz.
A policeman noticed his danger and
ran up the steps of the City Hall to
rescue him. As the officer went to the
roof Weber did a few fancy kicks and
sat down so suddenly that the specta-
tors below shut their eyes and waited
for the crash.
The man did not fall, however, but
sat quietly until the officer removed
him. In the meantime Briefer fin-
ished fixing the scales of justice, so
that by noon they balanced properly
and city business was resumed—New
York Journal.
CLOCKLESS COUNTRIES.
The Curious Way in Which Time is Told
in Some Places by the Natives.
Liberia, in Africa, has neither clock
nor i'..~~‘ e of any sort; the reck-‘
oning < " time is made entirely by the
movement and position of the sun,
which rises at 6 a. m., and sets at 6 p.
m., almost to the minute, the year
round, and at noon it is vertically over-
head. The islanders of the South Pa-
cific have no clocks, but make a eu-
rious time-maker of their own. They
take the kernels from the nuts ‘of the
.candle tree and wash and string them
onto therib of a palm leaf. The first
or top kernel is then lighted.
All of the kernels are of the same
size and substance, and each will burn
a certain number of minutes, and then
set fire to the next'one below. The na-
tives tie pieces of bark cloth at regu-’
lar intervals along the string, to mark
the divisions of time.
Among the natives of Singer, in the.
Malay Archipelago, another peculiar
device is used. Two he: ties are plaCed
neck and neck, and sand is put in one
of them, which pours itself into the
other one every half-hour, when the
bottles are reversed. There is a line
near by, also, on which are hung twelve
rods, marked with notches from one
'to twelve.‘ A regularly appointed
keeper attends to the bottles and rods,
and sounds the hour upon a gong.
A Good Place to Avoid. .
“Arrah, Pat, and there’s one place
I’m looking for that I’ll dodge when I
find it.” . .‘
“Phat place is that, Mike?”
“The place I’m going to die in. If i
keep clear of it I’ll live that much
. longer.” .
Many a, man who is a good shot it
this world hopes to miss fire in till
next.
The prospect of a Christmas dinner
has its forecast in the breakfast. Gen«
eral Miles was twitted about “ravens”
and “manna in the wilderness," and
while it was not said, it was thought
he was a poor sort of Moses.
The day were on, and there was a
midday meal of bacon and beans.
Baldwin again took copious draughts
of parched-corn coffee.
. Supper call was sounded. At head:
quarters they sat down to the usual
repast—beans and bacon". Just as Cap-
tain Baldwin was about to quaff a
second quart of parched-corn coffee—-
an apparition appeared in the tent
door, substantial, savory. It Was a
turkey, plucked of its feathers, pa-
raded on a tin platter, done to a. turn,‘
smoking hot and redolently odorous.
It was held aloft by an Eighth cavalry
trooper. The astonishing spectacle
was immediately duplicated—another
trooper bearing a similar'tray ladened
with a' smoking saddle of venison.
Another trooper—a dish of vegetables.
Another trooper—a camp'kettle full of
fragrant cofiee, strong enough to float
an iron wedge.
The Christmas dinner to which Gen-
eral Miles had invited his staff, 24
hours before, had materialized.
, It was the gift, Christmas present
of the Eighth cavalry. They had been
reveling as hunters over in the Palo‘
Duro. Soon learning, after going into
camp, of the starvation rations at
headquarters, they sent of their larder,
a feast. But while this “manna in the
wilderness” was being consumed, a
hospital attache of the Eighth cavalry
appeared.
Promptly at 9 o’clock the officers at
headquarters were the guests of the
Eighth cavalry ofiicers at Dr. Collins’
tent, except General Miles, who bad
business to detain him in his quarters.
Without any reflection on the general,
it can be said his absence was not re-
garded as an unmitigated affront.
Had he attended, his presence as com-
manding officer might have marred
the interpretation put upon Dr. Col-
lins’ “how.” An army oflicer can no
more take a. di‘lnk without ejaculating
“how” than he can draw his pay with-
out signing a pay account.
“How” was ladled out of a great
iron pot, half the size of. a country
wife's soap kettle, with quart cups.
And it was a punch with the‘ most pc-
culiar taste and startling effects that
ever a well-seasoned man tackled.
Everybody tackled it, however, unre-
mittingly. The queries were many:
What is it? And as stoup after stoup
was fearlessly taken, the doctor being
at hand, the recipe, or make-up of this
“Christmas prairie punch” was dis-
closed. An iron pot had been used.
for nothing less strong could possibly
hold the mixture. The body of the
fluid was tea, boiled to the consistency
of lye—and in alkali water, too—and
into this had been dumped a couple of
pounds of crisp, burnt brown sugar,
for the sake of a color. Next a quart
can of portable lemon sugar had been
added to give it flavor, and then two-
gallons of alcohol—taken from the
veterinary surgeon’s chest—had been
poured in. When the mixture was
steaming, or on the point of explosion,
a two-pound lump of butter, or “axle-
grease,” as the rancid fat was called
in the army, was dropped in.‘
Concluded to Help Providence;
A little girl told a friend who was
visiting her father that her brothers
set traps to catch the birds. He asked
her what she did. She replied: “I
prayed that the traps might not catch
the birds.” “Anything else?" “Yes,” she
said, “I then prayed that God would
prevent the birds getting into the t1 ap,” I
and, as if to illustrate the doctrine of
faith and works, “I went and kicked
the traps all to pieces.”
Oh the night before Christmas will likely ap-
pear »
A miniature sleigh with electrical gear.
And the man at the motor, so lively and
quick,
You’ll know in a moment for jolly St. Nick.
To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall.
You’d think that air riding was nothing at
all.
And llllp on the housetops the arc lamp's brig'xt
us
Is shed on the toys and St. Nicholas. too‘
"The dynamo works." he cries with great
glee. . . .
“For the first time in ages the chimney i see!“
And, placing his hands in the shape of a cube,
He shoots down the gifts—through a pneu-
matic tube!
It takes scarce a minute, they are filled with
a jerk.
Those stockings which formerly gave so
much work. .
The saint grabs the moter and Whisks out oi
s g t. .
With “Merry Christmas to, all. and to all a
good night!"
youth, and the more decided tin
change in modes the more beneficia
is the effect. The consciousness 01
being well dressed in the latest fash
ion does wonders for the average no
man, while the reverse condition i:
an unfailing source of annoyance; sc
there is a practical side to this ques-
tion of dress that improves our man-
ners as well as our looks.
Black satin and velvet ribbons ii
various widths are used in great quan-
tities for dress trimmings this season
and they trim the skirts and decorate
the bolero jackets and vests either
sewn on plain or plaited into a frill.
They form the wide belts so much
worn, and are made into bows and
rosettes without number. Fur is very
extensively used as a dress trimming.
and it is quite as fashionable on even-
ing gowns and tea gowns as it is on
cloth costumes for the street. Narrow
bands of sable with a finish of beaded
trimming on one side are set in rows
across the front breadths of velvet
and cloth gowns and around the bot.
tom of the skirt, and trim the bod-
ices, being set on up and down with
cream lace insertion between to form
the blouse or vest front of a cloth
bodice. Bands of ermine and sable
rim some of the brocaded silk evening
gowns, with two rows set wide‘ apart
around the skirt, one being on the
bottom, and the combination of
cream lace and sable is always effect-
ive wherever it is used. Little bolero
fronts of fur are worn on both house
and street gowns,.and wide belts of
fur are one of the extreme fancies oc~~
casionally seen, but it is not at all
pretty or becoming to the figure. The
prettiest novelties in fur are shown-
among the neck ruchings and small
collarettes made up in a variety of
shapes combined with lace and velvet
in such a way that odds and ends of
fur can be utilized and made won~
drously becoming. Another use for
small bits of fur is on the fevers .of
cloth gowns. Sable is always good
style, and chinchilla is very pretty on
black, green or blue. Fur on thin
gauzy materials is one of the incon-
gruous combinations this season, but
it is very effective all the same, and
a pretty example of its use is on a
rose colored chiffon gown made over“
rose silk. Small bolero fronts of er-
mine decorate the bodice, and a frill
of cream lace trims it aroundbthe edge.
Pushing Him Along.
“How much will you give toward
the missionary cause this year?" in-
;uired the pastor. _
“Ten dollars,” replied the parish-
loner.
“I am indeed rejoiced at yourliber-
.1lity, especially as Brother Cadtl, of .
our church, sails next week as a mis-
sionary to China.”
“What! the man whowears a silk
hat with a sack coat, has a soiled col-
tar and a diamond pin and asks if it is
not enough for you?”
“The same.”
“Make it one hundred, and call on
me for more whenever you need it.”—
l‘exas Sittings.
Never judge a person by his rela-
tives, but by his friends. One isn't
responsible for his relatives; be they
good, bad or indifferent. they are
thrust upon him. But friends are self-
:hosen, and what they are so is the
person.
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M n HIS Honor was greatly disturbed. them up twice a year and renew 1119“ the lenses of one or both eyes removed
for extreme shortsightedness or for
cataract.
A girl who had been so operated up-
on for cataract in both eyes, but in
whose right eye a remnant of the lens
had been left, allowed the experiment
to be tried upon her.
Professor Dorn, of Halle, an asso-
ciate of Dr. Brandes, subjected this
girl, quite unexpectedly, to the rays.
When a strong current was passed
through the darkened Crookes tube she
declared that she saw a light with her
:eft eye.
It was at first thought possible that
‘ a spark had spluttered across the
wires. But when such a phenomenon
was made impossible the girl contin-
ued to declare that she saw light.
In experiments the! two savants
themselves saw the cathode rays. They
were thus able to decide'that Roent-
gen light waves really affect the hu‘
man retina-«New York Journal. on
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CABINET POSSlBlLlTlES. “ '4
Gov. Dingley, of Maine, “’ho Will Draft
the New Tarifl' Bill.
Gov. Nelson Dingley, Republican
leader in the House of Representa-
tives, the Chairman of the Committee
on Ways and Means, and perhaps the
next Secretary of the Treasury, will
draft the new Republican tariff law
for his party. He is a man of wonder-
ful resources. Major McKinley once
‘aid of him: »
GOVERNOR DIN G LEY.
“Now, there is Dingley—no orator,
yet always able to command the re-
spectful attention of the whole House
by sheer force of intellect. His head
is crammed with useful facts, and he
marshals them in troops and battalv
ions so that anybody can understand."
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NO ELEPHANTS’ EGGS.
Poor Paddy Was in a Dilemma. and, Was :2
Obligcd to Retract His Boast. ‘
Pat Maher has long borne the repu-
tation of being the champion egg eater '
of his locality, and boasts that he once
Mate six dozen raw eggs, shells and all,
at one sitting. But the boys got the-
best of Pat one evening recently. As
usual, they offered to give him all the
liquor he could drink, if he would swal.
low a certain number of eggs.
“Eat a dozen eggs, shells and all, in
our presence, and you can get drunk
at our expense,” said the spokesman.
“Wan dozen bin eggs!" exclaimed
Pat, with a contemptuous laugh.
“VI-"11y, that will be nothin’ but a
lunch. Ho, ho, ho!"
“All roight, boys, I'm wid yez. Oi'm
just as equal t” goose er turkey eggs
uz Oi am t’ the fruit 0" th’ hin. Oi’m
ready, lads.”
The “boys” went over to the bar.
and procured a monstrous. ostrich egg
that had long ornamented the side-
board. It was fully seven inches long
and four inches in its smallest diame-
ter. The contents of the shell had, of
course, long been removed, but this
fact was not apparent on casual inspec-
tion. The egg was carefully carried _
to the table by which sat Mr. Maher,
beaming and smiling over the free
drink which was soon to be his. ____
“Here's the first egg, Pat,” said the
spokesman quietly; “the waiters will
be along with the, other eleven pre-
sentlg.”
Mr. Maher gazed with bulging eyes
at the giant egg, then at the gang, each
of whom preserved an impassive face.
Solemnly he pushed his chair back
from the‘table. buttoned his coat, and
fixed his battered hat firmly on his
head. Then with one reproachful finger
directed at the shell upon the table, he
said:
“Boys, it's not roight, it’s not roight.
Oi didn’t ask that thim eggs be all hin
eggs. Oi urn“- '1’ been satisfied with
dook eggs or goose eggs—onything in
rason. But whin ye bring th’ progeny
uv th’ illyphant before me, it is toime
foor me to renounde the bargain wid
ye. Oi wudn’t eat wan 0’ them illy-
phant eggs if 0i cud.”
Pat got no free liquor that evening.
He Judged from Experience.
Sunday school superintendent—Can
any of you tell me why Sunday is
called the day of rest?
Little Dick (holding up his hand)-—I
kin. It’s ’cause we get up early and
hurry through breakfas’ 80's to dress
in time fer Sunday school, and then
hurry to Sunday school so we won’t be
late, and then skip inter church ’forc
the bell stops ringin’, and then gc
home to .dinner and get fixed up fer
afternoon service; and than get sup-
per an’ go to-bcd so pa and ma can get
ready for evening service. That’s all
we do.” . '
Norwalk Chronicler