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By ROBERT DONNELL. [Copyright, 1908, by American P^.js Asso ciation.] FY Is Santa Claus sometimes called St. Nicholas? For the most excellent reason that Nicholas is the real name of the saint Until comparative ly recent years there was no Santa Claus at Christmas time. When the old saint comes down the chimney Dec. 24, Christmas eve, and deposits gifts for the children In the suspended stockings he ls just nineteen days be hind time,' for his true and proper time Is Dec 5, that being the eve of St Nicholas day. Just how Nicholas got to be the Christmas eve saint is not altogether clear, but those icon oclasts who dig Into ancient matters are probing this secret They have discovered, or claim to have discov ered, that the Christmas eve Santa Claus really originated In America, be ing transported to England from New Yorfc ' In the saints' calendar Dec. 6 ls St Nicholas day. Nicholas was bishop of Myra, in Lyda. He is believed to have lived under the Emperors Dio cletian and Constantine and is the pa tron saint of poor maidens, sailors, travelers, merchants and children. Rich maidens, of course, are also quite willing'to acknowledge him when he comes along with diamond dog col lars, necklaces and tiaras. Before the great religious reformation ' the custom' of giving presents oa St Nicholas eve was general throughout Christian Europe. When the worship of the saints was abolished the prac tice died ont In England, where for about three centuries St Nicholas fail ed to visit households on the evening of Dec. 5 to leave presents for good children. By tne way, it should be pointed out^hat Nicholas was noted even i:i infancy as a particularly good and pious'child. Therefore his visits are not made to bad children-only to those whose parents can vouch for their good behavior during the previous year. In Austria, Holland and Poland St Nicholas eve ls still observed. Good children get presents, secretly left in their shoes placed upon the hearth stone for the purpose or In their stock ings hung from the mantel. When New Tork was settled by Hollanders the devout Dutchmen brought over to America their religious customs, not forgetting that of St Nicholas eve. In cid New Amsterdam the saint made his visits the night of Dee.'s, St. Nich olas day being celebrated by the set tlers as a holiday. In time the Dutch were supplanted by the English, New Amsterdam became New York, and the old St Nicholas eve gift giving custom ?" was reintroduced into England from New York. Bot In England the cns tom of glftmaking on Christmas eve had grown up. There was, however, no Santa Claus ceremony. Gifts were made outright and without secrecy. When St Nicholas sailed back to England there was consternation among fond papas and mammas in the- tight little isle*. "What! Shall we have two days of gift giving and less than three weeks apart?" they cried. Thrifty English parents, it is sup posed, determined ' that one day of giving was enough, and so they sim ply transferred St Nicholas to Christ mas eve. Overshoe Without Heel. A distinct -novelty among recent in ventions is a heelless overshoe, Invent ed by a New York man. The fair sex will at once appreciate the great advantage of this 'form of overshoe, especially when worn over high heeled shoes. Considerable difficulty ls always expe I_vj A. HANDY OVEBSHOE. rienced in putting on an overshoe on .high heeled shoes. This overshoe has an opening at the heel, through wtich the heel of the Inner shoe can project Around the edges of the opening ls au elastic binder, adapted to closely en gage the shank of the inner shoe. This binder prevents water or moisture from entering the overshoe through the opening. The ease with which this heelless overshoe can be placed on the foot will be obvious, while it is at the same time equally as' serviceable as the ordinary overshoe. Milk Frosting. Melt one level teaspoonful of ^butter in a saucepan, add one and one-half cups of fine granulated sugar and one half cup of milk. When the sugar ls melted and the mixture begins to boil continue boiling just thirteen minutes. Do not stir during the bolling. Take from the fire and beat until it will spread smoothly. Add one-half tea spoonful of vanilla and cover the cake. ?This will make a soft, creamy frost ing. / Treatment For Sprain. .- For a severe sprain to the ankle im merse as soon as possible In water as hot as can be borne and keep It there for twenty or twenty-five minutes, adding-more hot water at intervals. After removing from the water band Age tightly in cloth wrung out in hot rum. Repeat this every two hours the first day, then twice a day until the ankle is well. Cleaning Pictures. If when one is ready to clean pic tures lt is found that the dust has 'sifted through the backing, which has not been firm, and an ugly mark is made on the white rim, it can be re moved easily by rubbing the dirty place with a stale piece of white bread, leaving it quite as fresh looking as .when new. The SPORTING WORLD. Baseball a Figure Among rtawo?ans. G. O'. Soper, a reejvba.iit oft Uotfolu !u.; who hi li te (!:iy w?? Lilt* Tureniost ?ilVi.ete mi flie islamic \v:is iii spokane. ? Wr.sh.. recently. . anil while lhere he visited th?.t'bKiubei'br iomuiiiree and the Spokane A?^&?ur Ai?ll?Ue c-liiL?. where lie retntwc:! ttequaUUrmie with a number ul' tuen he knew year? ago. In the course of a chat at the club' Mr. Soper said: baseball is establish ed in riawaiiHow. It needs no extra Inducement t-.> get the crowd these days, ?nd they bave some good play ers among the'natives. With football lt is different. The islands have fur nished America with two or three grand players, but as a rule the native would rather swim than play football. At my age, sixty-four years, I can see where they "are right Polo is con fined almost entirely to the rich Amer icans and Englishmen and will never take with the Kanakas." Shrubb to Retire From Track. Alfred Shrubb, the great English dis tance runner, will retire from the cin der path at the end of the present sea son. According to a statement given ALFI! ED SIIRL'BR, NOTED ENOMSH LONG DISTANCE ltV.NNElt. out by the runner himself in a recent interview, Shrubb thinks he hus been in the game loug enough and while he is still young is desirous of entering business. Football For Sprinter Rector. According to reports from the Uni versity of Virginia. James Rector the ?gSZSBSS. BE (BES Is amply prepc their preparation Fancy ; In Edgefield. from Beautiful Very large assor mouldings to fran Fresh Nuts, F Fruit Oak quantity dei Alic MINCE M Flavc Large Shipment fi Benefits of the Harrow. . Any farmer who does not care to do any great amount cf disking for the first time should go two or three times with a disk harrow across some stub ble field that he intends to plow late and then at plowing time luake care ful note ol' the condition of the ground that was disked. Any one wiio prac tices this will need no further coaxing. .A farmer who <loes not believe in the advantage of harrowing e::cb day's plowing sbould try it once and note results carefully. Having done this, he will need rio further argument re garding the practice'. - Denver Farm and Field. Alfalfa Hay For Hogs. When alfalfa enters into the pork production let this plan be followed: In early spring let the shotes, stock hogs and brood sows run in the alfal fa field. This will carry them for several months. Many feeders like to give, even while on alfalfa pastur age, some corn also. As the feeding period advances and the shotes reach maturity and approach the fattening period ?aereare the amount of corn constantly until you take the hogs from the pasture altogether, at the same time giving ?uni almost wholly. Professor BhrkeM in American Agri culturist. Tror.tr.-.rr.i Fer Fever Tick. Tick infested entile can be success fully treated with crude oil either as a dip or hand dressing, or if this mate rial is uni available equal parts of ker osene rind cottonseed oil with or with out sulphur are used to good advan tage. In treating infected cattle I have used the two pre]?arations and. as a rule, lost only the animals visibly af fected.-Dr. P. S. Kersbner, United States Burean of Animal Industry. Oiling the Harness. Never o'! dirty harness. Soak in hot water until tillite soft and wipe with a clean bran sack. The, . i t will come off as easily as water from a duck's back. Let dry a little and oil .thor oughly in the shade on a bot day. Economy In Feeding. There is such a thing as false econ omy in feeling. If a third more ex pense in feeding gives yon three times the profit you can easily figure out the wisdom of generous rations. Feed wisely, but not niggardly. Lightning Yeast. Boil and mash ten good sized pota toes. Add one and one-half table spoonfuls of salt, three.of sugar, six of Hour and liol water to make a stiff batter. When lukewarm add one cake of any good dry yeast soaked soft in a'cup of water. When it has done "wt ricing" put luto sealed glass jars (any ordinary fruit jar). Use from half a pint to a piut. The bread from Ibis yeast comes so rapidly one need nat set it overnight It makes most de licious bread. The yeast will keep six weeks in winter and two weeks in bot weather.-Chicago News. ? tor ike Ad vertiser ired to take care c \s for the approachin Largest stock of and Toilet 2 which to select Chris line of Highe tment of pictures, als ie your pictures, Brin ruits of all kine works Galore. :e and Pound ( sired. * >f the nice things suci [EAT, GELATIN ?ring Ext of Fresh candies in I .om one to five pound m, 1 SSE m Do you exj ones happy If you give presents, <. member of the family. For the Marrie c For the M We have the H in special boxes f c When it comes to th Table.Linens from 35 You cant an SS Our stock of Dress g Steadiness of mil ion:; 1 chnrnctor goes willi firmness of foothold on the soil David Starr Jordan. . }f its patrons in ig festive season. stmas gifts. ist Grade o full supply of g them in at once. ls, and Fire Dake in any li as E, JELLO, racts. )eautiful boxes, )ect to make your friends and loved ? by giving presents? If so let us make it easy for you to do so. jive something useful, and we are prepared to show you useful articles for every ' : * - '. I? Read the Following Lists. For tlxe Young: Ladies. Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Collars, Belts, Box Paper. I Ladies-Table Linen, Napkins, Towels, Blankets, Comforts, Counterpanes * 'en-Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Suspenders, Ties, Umbrellas. Fancy Vests f andkerchiefs, Hosiery, Suspenders, Ties, and Stationery put up >r tlie Xmas trade. They are just ready to he sent out. e larger articles mentioned we do not fear any competition. cts to $r.oo per yard. Napkins, Towels, Blankets and Counterpanes at ?ill prices. ord to miss seeing our stock of goods above mentioned. nods and shoes is still complete, and it will pay you to gat our prices before iell the Best at Reasonable Prices. Everything in the Line of Notions. Don't fail to see the 10 cents counter. , WT. ?Big 1ft .f-^'- Vr ?Ai- IH?!'. If ??frUl -Ac? y ,{1L?.'j?Cu HINTS R S Prophriri] thc lknhou>:a F?r'V.'ir?tcr. Wo should bi'gf:i t>:Uv preparations for li::* wfct't.w :!M'oiuii:?KiUi?Vti <>!' our . fowl.s. ??io i:iTi'? !?:.> o? :?!l l.u'.;,lings ?houJd hp tli?ro'.ijrlily ^?wiWd; All rub bish iiritl litter Prom nest boxea and every portion of thy building should lu? gathered together, hauled away and burned. The Interior of the building should be thoroughly sprayed with a liquid lice killer. Every crack should be gone over In this way after every particle of dust and dirt has been brushed down and swept away. Never spray over dust and dirt on the side walls, roosts and nest boxes. If one spraying has thoroughly oblit erated all insects, follow up In a week, If you wish, with a coat of hot white wash on the side walls and ceilings. Again spray the Inside of the nest boxes; fill them with dry. clean straw, and they are ready for winter service. If tho floor is thoroughly clean and dry, It might be well to cover it with a coat of six or eight luches of clean, fresh soil and scatter on top of this a foot of dry litter, and the building ls ready for winter occupation.-Couutry \-'.o:v tc Mcr?Jrc s K.-y.'cck. To measure hay hi rbfiml sta?-!; meas ure nro?mi the stack ?tld divide by 3.14 to got the dhnneUMv s.ays I?etiy?r j Field ami Farm. Square5 tin* diameter and multiply by .TS. Multiply thc product by Um average height of the stack. Suppose a'stack is seventy-live feet around and ten feet high. .Sev enty-five feet divided by 3.14 equals J twenty-four feet, the diameter. Square the diameter thus: Twenty-four jjiultl plied hy twenty-four equals 57G, mul tiplied by .7.9 equals 440.23 square feet in the bottom. Multiply this by teu. the average height of the stack, and lt gives 4.402.80 cubic feet in the stack. Divide this by 343.' the number of cu- ( hie feet in a ton of old hay. and the ! result is a fraction over thirteen tons In the stack. Alfalfa "hi?y Should be fed ,to horses gradually at first. ' When'feeding bran mashes do uot have them too thin. After all. there is no grain better than oats for horses. . / * . Drag the roads for the team's sake If for no other reason. Currying after a hard day's work will increase the horse's comfort. Kimball's Dairv Farmer. Horse Notes. The high stepping horse seldom has n low head. Many a horse is spoiled by the black smith. Raising a colt is one way to make the money grow. Pasturing Winter Wheat. Close, late pasturing, of- .autumn sown wheat fields reduces the yield. The Oklahoma experiment station rec ommends that stock be taken out of the wheat field by March 1 or March 15 at the latest If reasonable returns are to Ije expected. The quality of grain deteriorates perceptibly with late pasturing. Pasturing wheat when the ground Is very wet will have a tendency to lower the yield of grain and nt the same time injure the tex ture of the soil. Under favorable sea son conditions wheat frequently makes a very heavy growth, and in these ^ases it Is advantageous to pasture. A Splendid Exhibit of High Grade m. i m A Wonderful Exhibit that rills up our Entire Second Floor and we would ?J^dpleased to have an opportunity to show you these goods, whether you buy Inot. We enumerate this stock partially to give you an idea. sa! Some of Them: Parlor Suits, Dining Room Suits, Bed Room Suits, Sideboards, Wardrobes, Miscellaneous Chairs, Rockers, Settees, Hat Racks. Dressers, China Clos ets, ChirTonieres, Bedsteads, Lounges, Center Tables, Art Squares, Mattings Rugs, Washstand Sets, Bedsteads, Cribs, Cradles, Mattresses, Stoves, Ranges and Heaters. Best Grades of Farm Wagons. Saddles, Shades, Surreys, Victorias, Buggies, Wagon Harness and minor articles too numerous to mention. 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