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FRONTIER
HOLIDAY
WITH the merry roundups,
barbecues iiml I04 raisings
tlie festivities of liie New
Year's holiday season couia
Willi well timed remiinrity tn break the
monotony of the cowboy's prosaic life.
In the ranging country of the north
west, where the entire possessions of
the average ranchman consist of u few
hundred cattle, half a doyen ponies and
a rude dugout or "shack" furnished
with the bare necessities and where
there are only a few cowboys to do
the whole work of the ranch, the only
assured diversion of the year is the
June roundup.
Unless the cowboy goes Into a fron
tier town to take in a barnstorming
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NOT UNTIL HUNItlHK I'OI H THK UDStO
STOP
lierforiiiaiice or n "show" glveu by a
traveling prestidigitator he has abso
lutely no outside diversion.
Hut In I lie older ranching territories
of the Bonthwest. where stuck raising 1
has settled il'iun into n sale and re
munerative business and Uie precari
ous livelihood nnd pioneer simplicity
have given way in an assured income
with comfort and plenty, the holiday
Jolllllcalion ha le to be an estab
lished custom
It Is a pleasant break to the winter
spent ill "riding lines" over the eouil
try or In whisky poker and cutthroat
euchre Indoors
For a week or two before the holiday
feast all hands lend their aid to the
capturing of game nnd the'lindlng and
saving of eggs.
This Is the season for wild turkeys, :
fat rabbits and ducks. The ordinary j
mode of getting turkeys is to shoot
them, the hunter hiding in the sage- ;
bush or chaparral nnd decoying the ;
birds by Imitating their clucn. The ;
great birds, hearing this friendly call, i
answer and come to It. nnd a volley of (
buckshot secures several of the flock. I
Another nnd more exciting maimer
of turkey capture Is to rob a roost, j
This Is done nt night by seeking the j
pecan groves, where the turkeys gen
erally roost.
Some designing nnd lucky huntsman,
having "spotted" roost. Informs his !
friends, and they go In a party to the
place. Cautiously approaching under
cover of night, their horses' feet tread
ing noiselessly over the dead leaves,
they patiently nwnlt the settling down 1
of the restless nnd exceedingly wild ,
and timid turkeys.
At last, when the fluttering brown
figures form a motionless part of the
shndowy silence, the signal is given,
and bang go the guns simultaneously ,
from nil directions. There Is a heavy
fall, nnd the rest of the turkeys nre so
dnzed nnd frightened that they sit
still, a helpless prey, to be picked off ;
ono by one until the whole roost Is se
cured. The cowboys' revel Is dancing. They
are graceful, natural, muscular and
active. Dancing to them Is horseback j
riding In good company, under shelter j
and to the tune of llddle. It gives
free piny to their untiring, restless j
bodies and at the same time satislles ;
and dolights their love of women's so- j
fiety and good fellowship
Not until the dull red glow of sua- !
rise creenii over the dun prnlrles does
the music stop
Then after u breakfast of "cold hits'' j
nnd strong, hot black coffee the girls i
go to rooms prepared for them nt the I
ranch or, mounted on fleet footed bron- I
cho, go galloping over the prairies, the ,
fresh, wild wind In their faces aud the j
thrilling memory of gwe"t words or j
sweeter promises In their wholesome, i
simple hearts. -Boston (ilobe.
Br'er Rattus on the Holidays
I'll be mighty glnd w'en de holidays
Is gone, knze den folks 'II settle down
en be reasonable once mo'.
De Lawd loves n cheerful giver, but
not do man whut gives pn den slams
de do' ter ease his mind.
De one trouble 'bout Chris'mus is de
fact dat so many onclvlllzed people
gits it all mixed tip wld de Fo'tb er
July.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
flie Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
The way a girl tells her shoes
aren't loo small for her is it's be
cause her feet are swollen. ,
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MtttelyPare
The Woman Makes the Home
She makes it best who, looking after the
culinary department, turns her back resolute
ly upon unhealthful, or even suspicious, food
accessories. She is economical; she knows
that true economy does not consist in the use
of inferior meat, flour, or baking powder. She
is an earnest advocate of home made, home
baked food, and has proved the truth of the
statements of the experts that the best cook
ing in the world today is done with Royal
Baking Powder.
The New Year to the Old.
r y r I n 1 know I'm young and recent, yet
H I wJ firm this one thing I know:
.V aI Vou're feeling low, old fellow
NX. f M sVwl you're feeling mighty lowl
lAI vjr il m That brow of yunrs la frosted with
SQ V 1 TTJS Wh"8 m'" 10 ,h0 "'ht thlLt
1 m Il UV8 "y 'oce 18 10 "le futu,', w,th
c Pv&i vl WftsV5fl thousand dreams ungucssed,
t I I lvifA VVB ' "m l0",lng "10 "Bllt now'
f V 77i 1 ' B n,,"ur whose anft lullaby Is
gpwp( My ',"B,0,V'l'ttha, ma,,M
P'- n jT vPi 1 U oh" ' know I'm young and recent,
fc-'rl f-jA H but the old boys they must go,
K'AV 'Vrf IIh'I fl the dreams that made the May-
yiSf-'wn ,lm ,ndo w"h dal"le 'nth
Wl22iwISSB Th P""' 'rs aweet with patience,
Kr'l)"""i1Asi5 rAci bul ,ne future's what I know.
fj?g? &r)U I My " ' "le "',lt """ mill'M
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THE
WASSAIL
BOWL
FROM time immemorial beverages,
hot or cold, have becu diemed
Indispensable to the proper scud
lug off of the old year nnd the
welcome of the new. So long as these
are Innocuous, well and good, but the
wise mail drinks "with harness on his
thront." This our good old Dutch for
bears did uot always do
While the famous wassail of song
and story was always served hot, the
contents of the punch boVvl. holly
wreathed, were Ice cold.
For this famous old drink no recie
Is better than the ancient one.
which is given In the exact words of
THK WASSAIL Bim l, W H FI.A IH'lHTR OF
COHnut'TION ANO IIIOHI.V SI'II KP.
the origin A: Simmer ,i small Milan
Illy of I lie tiidowlug siiices In a te.i
cupful of water Uz: Cardamoms,
cloves.- nutmeg, u e. gin'-'ur. Iniirt
moll and i orianiler W'lieit done put
Llhe spice lo inn. tour or si hollies oi
Holt, slienv or niaiirii.i. nun one
iHiniid and a hall' of line lonf su
(nowdereib lo lour hollies, and set nil
on the tire in n clean, bright saucepan
Meanwhile have the yolks of twelve
and ilie whiles of six eggs-well whisked
up In It. Then when the spiced aud
sugared wkie Is a little JvarntJakji.out
6j.a.c.w.i i i
one tcacnpful. aud so on fur ti'ii'cc or
Mir cups, nfler which, when it boll.
add the whole of I lie remainder, (tour
ing it In gradually and stirring It In
briskly, so as to froth it. The moment
n line froth Is obtained toss in twelve
line soft roasted apples and send It up
hot. Spices for each bottle of wine:
Ten grains of mace, forty-six grains of
cloves, thirty-seven of cardamoms,
twenty eight grains of cinnamon,
twelve grains of nutmeg, forty-eight
grains of ginger, forty-nine grains of
coriander seeds.
-Q
TIME.
Time is like a fashionable host
That slightly shakes hie parting
guest by the hand
And with hie arme outstretched,
ae he would fly.
Grasps in the newcomer. Wel
come ever smilee.
And farewell goes out sighing.
-Shakespeare.
O
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A NEW YEAR'S RESOLVE.
Oh, the firat of the year'e too oold,
I fear,
For the cause of a true reform.
'Twere better to wait for later
date
When things are bit more
warm.
The trouble that liee in the way
of the wise
Who'd leave bad habita behind.
Their virtuous sniff is frozen stiff
By the chill of the winter'e wind.
The good intent of the righteoue
bent
le nipped by the frosty air,
And the news turned leaf eoon
comes to grief
And withers beyond repair.
Old Janus bold, with his blasts
so cold.
Bites deep on the virtuous nose)
Reform is lost in the awful froat
That comes with the month of
snows.
'Twere better by much to await
the touch
Of a genial May day aun
For putting on ice your favorite
vice. -
With which you at last are done.
For the tenderest flowor in Na
ture's bower
That time can never evolve
Is a eturdy oak, and that's no
joke,
Compared to a good resolve.
And that is why, with the new
year by,
To my vicioue ways I ollng,
And contra bonoi mores go
Till the warms.- days of spring.
John Kendrick Bangs In Har
per's Weekly.
'"s r
COUSIN JOSEPH'S
HAPPIEST
NEW YEAR
.'.-'-'------t"t''t-i''t)
It. JOSEPH NEWTON paused
before ringing (lie doorbell
in ) looked about liltn. To
vine back to one's home
nflcr fifteen years Is an experience, for
any one to lliluk ocr, and he found
himself looking fur familiar objects.
"Is Mr. Slwnv nl hninuV" he Inquired
of the young girl who answered his
ring.
"No; he was called away early this
morning to see his sick brother," said
the girl. She looked like n rosy coun
try maiden, though her face was deli
cate and her form slight. "I think he
will be back this afternoon," she added.
"I wanted to see him on business,"
3aid Mr, Newton, "and I thiuk I will
wall lor him. I understood that the
New Ion family had some sort of re
union today, and I expected him to be
here."
"Yes; they always have a family
gathering on New Year's day," explain
ed the girl, "but 1 persuaded auntie
that Bob nnd 1 could manage for ono
day. Bob'H only thirteen, but he's good
help for a boy. I am Mrs. Shaw's
nleco nnd have been visiting here for
THAT I1K
sKbiii it ean," assented MR.
NKWION.
a week I'lease take a chair In the
parlor, for I miM hurry back to the
kitchen."
"Lei me help you," said Mr. Newton,
following lier to the kitchen, where
Bob was washing sweet potatoes.
"lb "v many do you expect?" asked
the ' . ladling gravy over the fowls
thai were turning u lovely "brown In
the big oven.
"Oh, Ihe.v all will be here except
their brother Joseph, who lives 111 the
city, and h never honors the gather
ings with his presence," said Tory.
"Why doesn't he come, or is he the
black sheep of the family who Isn't
Invited?" asked Mr. Newton.
"You wouldn't think ho was the
blnck sheep If you could hear the fun
lly talk about him." said the girl scorn
fully. "It's nil 'Brother Joseph' nnd
'Cousin Joseph' till I'm sick of the
very unme. They think becnuso he
went to the city and got rich that he's
the most wonderful person that ever
lived."
"Whew!" snid Mr. Newton, enjoying
the little country girl exceedingly.
"Mnybe he Is wonderful. Did you
ever see him?"
"ITe never comes out here," snld
Tory, providing her guest with n sharp
knife nnd a pan of potatoes ns soon ns
he rose from his knees by tho oven,
"lie must be n regular skinflint or he
wouldn't net the way he does. Why.
they say he has more money than he
knows what to do with, and his broth
er's Utile girl Is suffering for the right
kind of mcdlial treatment. The doc
tor says that If her limit could have
the proper care she might have tho
iiso of it again, lint her parents won't
accept charity."
"That does seem mean," agreed Mr.
Newton, "hut perhaps ho doesn't know
about these things."
"There they come!" cried Bob, drop
ping his sweet potatoes nnd rushing
out to help Cousin Charity out of the
(vVl surrey driven by her brother. "I'd
rather put away horses nny day than
puller nrouuil In the kitchen " ,
"This Is n gentleman who came to
see uncle," said Tory when Cousin
Charily had limped Into the Bitting
room and was established by the lire
"lie's been helping Bob and me In the
kltcheu Now you just sit still, for
your rheumatism will be worse If you
try to wnlk nmnnd We'll get nlon
all right."
"I musf hnve forgotten to tell you
my name." snld Mr. Newton. "If your
uncle shouldn't get back this after
noon you may tell him Jniues Bradford
wnnted to see him."
"Very well. Mr. Bradford; you mny
look nfter the turkeys once more, nnd
then we will set the tnbles."
"If Brother Joseph could Just ho here
today the family gathering would be
complete," said Mrs. Randall ns she
helped with the table setting. "He is
so busy and has so much on his mind
that It's vnrensonnble to expect such
Chlldron Cry
FOR FLEICHER'S
CASTORIA
rjOOD REASON.
"Why do you call the popular
game poker?"
"Because it stirs things up,"
A girl always has a pretty dimple
if you '11 tell herso.
thing, but I do wish we could ses
him."
"Well, If he knew what he misses
I'll venture to say he'd be here, no
Hinder how much business be has on
hand," said Tory, surveying the long
table with pride. "The Idea of miss
lug a dinner like Ibis for n few dol
lars!" "My brother lives In Chicago, Mr.
Bradford," explained Mrs. Randall,
"and he never has been home since
lie left the I'urm. lie has made n for
tune and is one of the prominent busi
ness men of the city, so he has little
time for vlslilng. This Is his picture
taken some months before he went
away." And Mr. Newton found him
self gazing at n boy who seemed nil
hands and feet, while his bend was
painfully held in place by a stiff collar
nnd the high back of the chair In
w hich he was seated.
Pinner wns served promptly lit 12,
and during the long meal Joseph New
ton hud the unusual experience of
hearing his praises sung by his rein
tlves. lie dished up quails of gravy,
cut piles of bread, supplied hungry
boys and girls with turkey and chick
en, obeyed Tory's numerous directions
as well as ho could and In every way
made himself useful.
"You don't want nny outsiders nt the
table," he snld, following Tory's exam
ple. "I will help Miss Tory so that
you all cnu be together."
"All but Brother Joseph," said sev
eral voices at once, and all looked nt
the place religiously kept vncunt nt the
table for the absent member.
"I'm going to sit right down here In
Brother Joseph's place.'' declared Mr.
Newton when nt last he nnd Tory hnd
a chance to sit down for refreshments
nnd rest their tired feet. "I don't enre
If It Is tho 'scat perilous.' "
During the dishwashing Mr. New
ton enjoyed to the utmost the conver
sation of the young girl nnd joyfully
dismissed Boh so that he might draw
her out without being bothered by the
boy's many questions and complaints.
"Why have I never met such n girl
before?" he snld over and over, only
to remember tlint the few girls he had
met during his money mnklng career
were society belles "I'd like to edu
cate her," he concluded when the dish
towels had been hung ou the line nnd
the kitchen put in order. "With an
education she might develop Into a
very hrTght woman."
"Now, you must go into the sitting
room," said Tory briskly. "1 have
some work to do upstairs nnd must
get rid of my pinafore for something
more appropriate to this Joyful occa
sion. I promised to play for them
afler awhile "
From the outcry flvo minutes Inter
In the parlor Tory guessed what wns
pilng on. so she leisurely dressed nnd
sat down hv the window to look across
the wide while fields Her uncle nnd
mint drove lulo the yard nnd made
tlii'ii'w.i. lo the house Into the midst
of her tli uii.'hts ciinie her aunt's voice
calling "Tory. Tory." and she slowly
rose lo ro downstairs.
"This Is Brother Joseph!" cried three
voices at on e before Tory reached the
sitting room "We forgot all about
ynu In the excitement. Isn't It won
derful we didn't recognize him?"
"He thinks you're about fifteen.
I Tory, nnd winds lo educate yon." put
in the Irrepressible Bob. with n broad
j grin ou his freckled face "lie thinks
: you're awful smart."
From his dusky corner Joseph New
i ton advanced to meet the young (ady
j In the simple white frock wllh her
! dark hair wound
, the latest fashion
round her head In
Her dress was sim
plicity Itself, but there wns the utunls
tnknble stamp of fnshlnn upon It, nnd
from the crown of her head to the tip
of her dninly shoes the city mnn rec
ognized the clly maiden.
"You nre Miss Victoria Sloddard,
and I had the pleasure of taking you
out to dinner last Friday evening," he
said smilingly. "1 think 1 made some
remark about the young women of to
day In comparison with their grand
mothers which you resented, did I not?
I sin ready to npologlzo humbly nnd
say that nil my Ideas of life have suf
fered n revolution during the past
twelve hours. I thank you very much
for your suggestions this morning and
shall carry them out to the letter ns
well as some of my own."
"We nre all to stay for supper,
that Brother Joseph's place will not be
vncnnt today," said Mrs. Itandnll
"There is plenty of food, and we enn
manage very well."
"Did you kuow who he was all the
time?" asked Boh, with wide open
eyes. "I guess girls nre some account
nfter all."
"Of course I did." said Miss Stod
dard.
"Robert, listen to me," snld Mr. New
ton solemnly. "You hnve yet ninny
things to lenm If you hnve not dlseov
ered tho siiiorlorlty of the ladles over
common, ordinary men. I have finish
ed tho first page of the primer of In
structlon today In Unit Importnnt
braiich nnd shall expect my tencher to
carry on the good work when we are
hack In the city once more."
"I don't know who your teacher Is.
but you'd letter get Tory to help you
with your lessons. She's s dandy
when It comes to hnrd problems. Why,
Tory's lieen to Europe nnd gradunted
from I don't know bow many schools.
When she conies nut here she snys she
Just llkes" -
"Shnke hands on It, Miss Victoria."
said Mr. Newton as Victoria frowned
In vnlu nt her young relative. "I feel
belter now since we are Id the same
boat. Brother Joseph will have to take
s bnck seat while Cousin Tory Is re
ceiving her bouquets. And now for
our song." Hilda Richmond in For
wsrd.
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
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