The Manchester Journal. (Manchester, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, December 23, 1904 Page: 2 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
; GERRY TALBOT’5
*CHRISTMAS DINNER
James,” said Oerry Talbot, stul- i extremely gratifying, especially after
den y, looking up from the letter ho I.oti's rapturous acclamations,
bid just received, "you needn't tuliui , At precluely 12 o’clock the bell rang
tii<tut the rest. The dinner will not i for the first time to announce the ar-
oiiie off, after all.” ' rival of Aunt Kntle and Tim and the
The decorated end of the lug, sump- i baby, all polished and prinked to the
minis studio looked oddly distasteful
•a (Jerry Talbot since the reading of
iM• r>H Wakefield’s telegram, which had
.haltered Ills enthusiastic plans, lie
ti id invited her—and, for chaperon-
'.ihu. her brother and his wife—to n
Mu slums studio dinner, which lie
■mount to make as festive as possible,
■if course, her rejection at the las:
;h fir had been a gentle invention pre-
pared to avert a greater disappoint-
ment, for he had let her know unniis-
lakiibly how it was with him ami he
i; id been so hopeful of success that
in- i ad.selected a ring for her Christ-
iii in gift—a littte golden circlet set
ivoti a clear white solitaire.
• • • * *
The streets were thronged with
bustling Christmas shoppers, glad of
ikmi'. with merry, expectant faces,
nul here and there a wistful one, too.
Jin iking on. hut not buying. As Talbot
i1 i.ed toward the restaurant he no-
Gazing Wistfully.
t■ cl two little girls gazing wistfully
into a confectioner’s window.
Tea, Min, I would. I'd do it fust
rti..}g "said the taller of the two. “Oh.
fit..! wouldn't it be nice to be rich an'
hi 'ke all your friends to a big turkey
in ice cream dinner!”
Minnie, who was of less sanguine
t- .position, said there wasn't any
good in wishing, ’cause nothing ever
, ume true, anyway; but her friend
Bt tip a flow of charitable aspira-
iii. that interested Talbot in spite
■i b:s gloom. They were very poorly
! id, tbin-featured and ill-nourished,
(•.it not unpleasant to look at. Talbot
ivs:. conscious, all at once, ot un inex-
i'tb ibie impulse to gratify the first
child's wish.
•to you would really like to give
v**nr friends a Christmas dinner!"
t he. smiling down at her aston-
•n-d eyes. “I have a great mind to
1 •• you have your wish."
• 'jh. dear me. Min!" slit gapped. "I
m': hardly believe it. can you? It
.ii-cids just like a make-believe thing.
W >n‘t Mis’ Posey be s’prised.' An'
I •••*:-. an' Meg an' Tom! Ob. won't
boy be jest too pleased!"
Mow many' shall you invite?” Tal-
. • asked gravely, taking out his nute-
>••«. "You see, we huveu't much
• - tie ro spare, so we'll Have to begiu
■>•," preparations at once. How many
guewts?"
i ‘-Ye:;, there's Aunt Kitty an’ Unde
1 -m in' the baby. Mis’ Posey, Jonas
Hogg*. Meg an’ Pat Fooley— Min. can
you hink of anyone else?"
■ Lame uetsy an' Moll."
lfow many's that?" asked I.on.
Pwelve. counting us three."
\ ' it'Cjt nodded gravely. "Can you
the some idea what they would
Tt: - to 'nave for dinner?"
■t I’here'll be turkey, won't there?"
' ertainly."
• ■ 'A’ith sauce and stuffin'?"
* Yes.”
Taibot wrote down the various
i’ -bs while they added sundry incon-
X1»us articles.
Don't you think it would be nice
t.. nave a little present beside each
|i lie?" he asked.
ffcich girls gasped, but looked im-
iiiniieely pleased.
' ftoppoee you two go around with
in . and pick out what you consider
mo'able for each of your guests; be
a use I should not know v. hat to se
verge of palnfulness. Next came Mis’
Posey, a little, faded, bowed, andent
woman in rusty black, with long gold
loops In her wrinkled ears. Ume Bet-
ty thumped in on her crutches, closely
followed by Moll, in borrowed finery,
of various sizes. Meg brought blind
Jonas, and a merry little wraith of a
man called Tom Doom.
Talbot shook hands a'l around with
a "Merry Christmas!” after which
they all took their places at tho beau-
tiful table, the like of which none of
that humble party had ever looked
it|)ou. But it was a kindly madness
that possessed the host of that boun-
tiful dinner, for his stories were of
tlie pleasantest nnd his watchful care
was unflagging. His guests rewarded
j his efforts liy a spontaneous enjoy-
! nient of all that was set before them,
j It was good to see them wait upon
blind Jonas, who could not help him-
| self, am! upon lame Betty, whose crip-
pled hands made difficult the use of
j knife and fork.
Now and then Talbot rose to refill
i an empty glass or replenish a half
1 emptied plate, ami in the midst of one
' of bis excursions around the table
| the hall bell thrilled merrily, a pro-
I longed. Intimate, expectant trill that
I sent all the blood rushing madly to
his face. There was a pause, then
I James' quiet, well-trained voice said:
"Yes. madam; he is at dinner in tho
| studio."
i The door swung inward, and—
Well. Talbot knew that he was not
dreaming when she came toward him
with outstretched hands and a ripple
of explanation of which he heard not
one word. Indeed, to him one isolated
fact filled the world—that she was
smiiir.g up at him with a great prom-
ise in her eyes. He heard hituself say
something about a delightful surprise,
which she interrupted with a half
apologetic question concerning his
guests.
Talbot beamed around the table.
"A little friend of mine wanted to
give her friends a Christmas dinner,
and I persuaded her to let m*? share
it." he explained, jauntily. "It has
been a great treat to me.”
.Miss Wakefield read the whole
truth for herself as she looked into
the good, homely faces that reflected
their host's praises in every glance.
She said nothing, but her eyes told
what Talbot w/iuld have given all he
possessed to hear from her lips. Then
Mr. Wakefield and his wife ventured
in. and Talbot bethought himself to
ask it they had dined, which they had
not.
“I warned Grace that we’d jar
somebody's plans by running in at
tliis hour, but she thought we might
as well look in on our way home,”
said her brother.
Lou and Talbot made room for
three plates here and there, and as
there was a plenty of crullers and tur-
key and ice cream, all went well to
tiie very end of the function, when
the eleven originally invited guests
rose aud made their adieus with glad
hearts and beaming faces. Talbot saw
them all safely stowed into the ele-
vator cage, when, with a "Happy New
Year, and many jolly returns!” he
hurried back to the studio.
Mins Wakefield stood before the
grate, while her brother and his wife
Alone, save for her babe upon her breast.
Lay Mary, while tho morning atar,
Late llnaeriiijt led tho Mages to tho West.
Preauglug rales that loomed afar, i
A mother's love Is ne'er In accents told,
When nestling close her first-born lies.
Fllse words wore geins that strung on
gold
Straight
rfoe.
from her soul to God would
No cold to Mary or her son came nigh,
Altho' a Joggl'd cleft appeared,
Torn thro' tho wall that faced the eastern
For w^nd and anow the babe revered.
The Virgin drew the slumb'ring child so
near,
Her breathing stirred him as n sigh,
Her heart Ills eradle, and tl pulsing clear.
A psalm, hushed to a lullaby.
And all her thoughts dwelt In the coming
years,
When Christ His mission should hegln,
And trembling from ber lips, her fears
Leapt forth to One who cleanses sin.
Swift, as the mother prayed, the pale-
browned Dawn
Crept soft and kissed Night's purple
cheek.
So woke from frosted sleep th' eclipsed
morn.
But dull with shadows gray and bleak
That cast full on the cloud encumbered
sky
An outline like a mauve-touched floss.
And ilary gazed, and with an anguished
cry.
Beheld, in woe, ah God, a ctos3l
’
Christmas
Various
r*]
Lands I
Christmas comes but once a year,
and it Is observed as an occasion of
general rejoicing In every civilized
country.
In Germany the chief celebration is
held on Christinas ova. This la the
time tho Christmas tree is lighted and,
the presents distributed. Many of the
superstitions of the North German
peasantry at this season of the year
ure of a curious character.
Old wives tell young maidens that If
they are desirous of ascertaining the
trades of tholr husbands they must,
ou Christmas night, listen near the
large kettle wailed in the stove,
the water in it makes a roaring noise,
he will in all probability be a black-
smith. And there are various other
tones of the boiling water by means
of which other trades may be deter-
mined. Again, to find out what sort
of weather it will be during the next
jenr one must on Christmas eve take
sn onion, cut it through into twelve
equal parts, put salt on each one and
then place them in a row. The months
corresponding to the cups in which
tho salt is, the following morning,
found wet, will be rainy.
In France Christmas day Itself is
very little observed. From the mid-
dle of December the streets of Paris
are lined with booths where every sort
Chrlatmas Grafting.
Tho riirlutmns chimes, that azea agz.lt
1’eal forth In merry alee;
King out u song, ho joyuus still—
A half sad melody.
Tho year so fra light with mcmorlta
Does slowly ebb away—
Into a (loop and ilurk abyss;
Nor comes another duy.
For Health
and Economy
A cross gloomed on the Orlcnl's high ex-
panse,
That Dawn, upon whose bosom lay
The ermine stole of royal eminence,
Erst flung in joining night and day.
To conquer dark with light, the signal
read,
But lost to Mary was the pledg*;
Her eyes grew blind and burned with
tears unshed;
She felt the piercing thorn-crown's
edge.
As If upon her tender brow it prest.
Her lips paled as a death-flower wreath.
And In each hand there pearled a fated
crest.
That hid the crimson mark beneath.
But now Dawn held her breath her reign
at flight.
And rose the sun to keep his tryst
In blazonry of lire and ambered light
Ensheathed in snow-laced amethyst.
And all the canopy grew radiant,
A flaming easel, where unfurled
The cross in glory gainst the firmament,
A rainbow promise to the world.
And Mary's fears took wing as now a;-see
She saw the cross^ resplendent grow
felfSlF
of toy and decoration are sold, but
these are intended for the Nevr
Year's occasion, when the French ex-
change gifts and good wishes. On
Christmas eve, there is midnight mass
at the Madeleine, to which immense
numbers flock. The high altar is pro-
fusely adorned with flowers, and the
building decorated all over. The peo-
ple enjoy the music, which is very
fine, but the day possesses no deep
significance for them. In some of the
country districts, especially In Nor-
mandy and Brittany, more attention
is paid to the celebration of Christ-
mas. The parish churches hold espe-
cial services in honor of the birth of
Christ.
In Italy the churches are illumina-
ted with thousands of wax tapers. To
bring the scene vividly before the
mind of the reader the following de-
scription by a traveler and an eye-
witness of one of the churches near
Naples may not be out of place:
“The high altar was blazing with
light. On the right lay the presepe
(mangerl and on the left stood erect
a wax figure of the Madonna; while
around that impersonation clustered
the young country girls. A magnifi-
cent flaxen wig covered the head of
Our Lady, and her china blue eyes
stared straight ahead of her into va-
cancy. She was clothed in a splendid
white satin dres3, wore a jeweled
necklace around her throat and bad
How silently It takes 11m flight;
I low little <1oph It know
That mnuy bursts of melody
SIust surely with It go.
Eternity will have Its own
And soon this year shall claim:
And clasp the sorrows and the Joy*
Unto Itself again.
Another year doth beckon all
Wherein bright hopes now dwell;
Oh! make them servants to your wlll-
They vanish—ah. too well!
—B. Kolitsant Schnunemann.
Behold! The Christ-child wakes and
smiles Into Ills mother's face.
And In His eyes the Virgin sees the
sun’s reflected glow.
—Emily Ruth Calvin.
A Christmas Message.
costly rings on her fingers. The pre-
sepe was on this occasion the great
object of attention to all the worship-
ers. It bad been expanded from the
stall-like inanger surrounded by fig-
ures—the Virgin. St. Joseph and the
Shepherds—common to ail Italian
A touching story of two friends ..
told by William Beatty-Kingston in his I churches at Christmas, to a miniature
They set off toward Sixth avenue.
wh-*re they soon found themselves in
t jrbirl ef belated shoppers Talbot
consulted his list as he followed the
i ulldreo from counter to counter
• Now, I think you had better both
run uome and let your parents see
;i» i' vou are safe and sound, then set
aievat the Invitations." said Talbot.
»h-»n the cab stopped before his own
flUJ'.
When Lou appeared at th» studio
no rite following morning she was a
v * v different looking girl; not o\-
i cy i>etter looking, for her sk.mpy
trier was not strictly becoming to
her but for all that she had ar. un- ,
on.-'aitably holiday look and anyone
wvu*d have known by the pure joy of
Wer ioice that some great and festive
-it was at hand. Talbot bai fin
:i.bcd the decorations which bad been
-inrskly interrupted by MLsa Wal e
ac t's message, and the result »a. ■ Time
‘Yes now," he repeated.
examined a row of pictures half hid-
den behind the holly wreaths
"I was sorry to disappoint you yes-
terday.” she said, "but poor Ted’s tel-
egram was so urgent that we were
afraid he was worse, and hadn't the
heart to refuse him. When I discov-
ered that we could take an early train
home I made up my mind to run In
and wish you a Merry Christmas, any-
way: and so we came, you see."
Taibot thought of the ring. He had
taker, it from its hiding place.
"For a long while I have wanted to
ask you to accept this—and what goea
with it.” he said, simply, holding the
glittering bauble toward her.
A red glow crept into her face.
"Don't you think you are taking a
rather unfair advantage of m«, Ger-
ry?" she asked.
"Yes. now?” he repeated.
She made no audible answer, but
when the young couple at the other
end of the room sauntered toward
• *»eni they were smiling —New York
Journalist's Jottings. They were two
officers in the English army who quar-
reled. about some trifle, and, although
they had been the closest of comrades,
became in consequence entirely es-
tranged. The fact of their separation
was extremely bitter to both of them,
and one Christmas day one of them
received from the other a card bear-
ing a dove with an olive branch. The
recipient kept the message by him for
a twelvemonth, and on the following
Christmas sent it back to his fellow-
officer, who in turn laid it aside for n
year and then dispatched it on the
next anniversary. Through three suc-
cessive decades at each Christmastide
the mute messenger was regularly
sent in token of continued friendship,
until a year came when It was forgot-
ten because the present possessor was
too harassed by financial losses to re-
member it. In the course of the
Christmas week, however, his wife
came upon the card and seat it off to
her husband's friend with a newspaper
cutting referreing to her husband's
bankruptcy. The returning post
brought her a letter enclosing n thou-
sand pounds and explaining that the
sender had just com* into n fortune
nnd that In return for this trifling
•am. intended for hia friend's rescue,
h* should keep the Christmas card an
kin moat precious possession.
Bethlehem, into which was crowded
nearly every known animal. Trees
and flowers bloomed all about, and
even the star was not forgotten. This,
painted in gorgeous colors, was at-
tached at the end of a pole that pro-
truded from what might have been the
market place of the city. The manger
itself was empty, as the placing of
the figure of the bambino (holy child)
within it is a solemn ceremony re-
served for the early hours of Christ-
mas morning.
“The dress of the country peopl*
also awakens in the mind touching re-
flections; it is, I am assured, exactly
the same as that of the Shepherds at
the time of our Savior's birth, and
dates back upward of two thousands
years. It is a sort of smockfrock or
tunic, drawn tight around the waist
by a leathern thong, and a cloak over
that. No shoes; people in general go
barefoot."
Country Named for Christmas.
South Africa was discovered by the
Portuguese, who were searching for
an ocean road to India. Bartholomew
Dins was the commander of the two
little ships that formed the expedition
in 184C. Eleven years Inter De Gama
took another Portuguese fleet south.
H* discovered Natal on Christmas ,
day and thus named It In consequent*. I
Margaret Wilson sat by the w'n
(low in the front room of the diminu-
tive flat. It was Christmas eve and
she was lonesome. O, well, she would
make the best of it. She would keep
up a sort of forced cheerfulness and
forget she was alone. She angirly
brushed a tear from her cheek.
As she did so the bell in the Lall
whirred noisily. She went to the
speaking tube and called a dispirited
"Hello."
"Hello,” came the cheerful response.
"That you Margaret? Merry Christ-
mas! Kindly unlock the door and
I II ascend.'
She opened the hall door and waited
on the landing. Presently from the
semidarkness of the place Jack Carl-
ton appeared, puffing prodigiously.
Margaret's face brightened percept
ibiy at the sight of him.
"I didn't expect you," she said.
“What!” be exclaimed. "I dcseri
you on Christmas eve? Never!”
She led the way to the front room
and lighted the red-shaded lamp. Carl-
ton threw off his overcoat and lounged
comfortably in a morris chair.
May 1, he said, drawing a cigar
from his pocket.
She nodded.
"To tell the truth," she said, "I al-
most had the blue devils wher. you
came. You must entertain me."
"All right," he assented affably.
What’ll I do? Sing.”
No, she said. "Talk. And make
me forget it's Christmas time.”’
Nonsense, said he. "Christmas Is
necessary evil, and we must face it
the best way we can. O, I brought you
some holly wreaths.”
In a moment he was hanging them
the windows.
"Say,” he said over his shoulder, "I
had a present to-day.”
"Indeed,” she said. "From whom?"
"Someone who loves me.”
Stiange person,” she commented.
Exact!}, he said. "It was from
myself."
She laughed.
"Haven’t been feeling A1 lately, so
I dropped in on Doc Higgins this
morning." he went on. “What do you
imagine the idiotic old pill-slinger told
me?”
That you are as careless of your
health as of your language, I pre-
sume.”
"Never, my lady.” he replied. "Told
me my breathing apparatus was out
of gear again—nothing serious, but a
little care needed. Paraphrased Gree-
ley and told me to go south.”
She was silently watching him.
"Therefore Little Willy hielh him to
the agents of the steamship line and
buveth himself a ticket for the boat
or Monday next. The same he pre-
senteth to himself with much gusto
as a Christmas present.”
“O, I’m so sorry,” she said.
"For me?” he said. “Look here you
don't know what Easter Key is like
That is where I'm going where I was
two winters ago. you know. You go
down to Key West, and from there
Old Jeff takes yon over to Easter in
a crazy old launch. You're no end
seasick going over, but. after vou get
there--O. it's all white, shelly beach
with big bine rollers romi.-g i„. and
palms standing out against the sky
and green, green everywhere You
laze around, and fish off the reef-
down there yon don't care whether or
not you get a bite—and shoot 'gators
at the edge of the swamp. And be-
fore you know it your tubes are well
and you wonder whether it will be
better to go back or to laie hero tho
rest of your natural life. I wish you
could see old Easter," he said.
I ve half a mind to develop bron-
chial trouble myself." she laughed.
"Say. do.” he said, lookirg at her so
earnestly she flushed.
"Don t be silly,” she sail weakly.
"Look here.” be said, "by your own
confession you have the bine devils of
loneliness. Now. I'm B„jng t(} g,v#
yon a Christmas present that will rid
you of them forever—that Is. if vou'll
accept it"
“I'd accept anything that
drive them away." she sa d
"Well," he said, "here's the
It’s the other ticket.”
^The other ticket?" she questioned.
Certainly, said he. bought two
this morning."
She raised her head rr>m his shonl
der nnd smiled up into hi* eve*
' Yon said I’d be sick going across
from Key West, didn't you?” she
asked.
"ft *11 reft^
use
Calumet
Baking
Powder
“ Best by Test **
Used in Millions
of Homes
WIFE'S CHANGE OF NAME.
would
cur*.
It." he *ssnr«<f h*r
Custom of Assuming Her Husband's
Is Lost in Obscurity.
The custom which makes it proper
for Hie wife to assume the name ot
lier husband at. marriage is involved
in much obscurity. A recent authori-
ty advances the opinion that it origi-
nated from a Roman custom aud be-
came common after the Roman occu-
pation of England. Thus, Julia and
Octavia. married to Pompey and Cice-
ro. were called by the Romans Julia
of Pompey and Octavia of Cicero, and
in later times the married women of
most European countries signed tlieir
names in the same way, but omitted
the "of.” In spite of this theory it is
a fact that as late as the sixteenth
century a Catherine Parr signed her
name without any change, though she
had been twice married. We also hear
of Lady Jane Grey, not Dudley, and
Arabella Stuart, not Seymour, etc.
Some think that the custom originated
with the Scriptural idea that the hus-
band and wife are one. This was the
rule of law as far back as 12G8, and it
was decided in the case of Bon versus
Smith, in the reign of Elizabeth, that
a woman by marriage loses her form-
er name and legaliv receives the name
of her husband.
Doing Great Work.
Floixsant. Mo.. Dec. 19th.— (Special)
—That Dodd's Kidney Pills are doing
a great work in curing tho more ter
rible forms of Kidney Disease, such as
Rright's Disease. Dropsy and Diabetes,
everybody knows. But it must also
be noted that, they are doing a still
greater work in wiping out thousands
of cases of the earlier stages of Kid-
ney Disease. Take for instance. Mrs
Pcier Barteau of this place. She
saj s: —
I have been subject to pains In my
back and knees for about three years,
but since I have been taking Dodd’s
Kidney Pills I have been entirely
cured.”
Others here tell similar stories. In
fact, in this part of Missouri there are
scores of people who have cured the
early symptoms of Kidney Disease
with Dodd’s Kidney Pills. The use of
the Great American Kidney Remedy
thus saved not only the lives of Kld-
ney Disease victims, but thousands ol
other Americans from years of suffer-
ings.
Woman’s Inconsistency.
Many of those women who say that
beautifying is foolish are living con
tradictions of their own statements.
Do Your Clothe* Look Yellow?
Then use Defiance Starch. It wtt
keep them white—1* oz. for 10 cents.
Kither you like a girl because sue
is nicer than the other girls or the
other girls aren't as nice as she is.
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILE*.
Irulitnir. Blind, Bteedlnjc »»r Protruding Pilot. Yoor
druiri;1at will refund money If PAZO OlXTVIkNT
fail It to cure $uu in 6 to 14 dnyt. 50c.
How much a man does for his wife
depends on how much she doesn't
do for herself.
When You Buy Starch
b*y Defiance and get the beat. II o*.
for 10 cents. Once used, always used.
You could never make a woman
believe that sll the angels don't bsv*
nice crinkly hair.
All there is to some celebrations,
you hustle to get there, and hustle
to get back.
Defiance Starch is put up It ounce*
In a package. 10 rents. One-third
more starch tor the same money.
The pessimist never expects any-
thing to turn out right for fear he
will be fooled.
Th* Beat Results in Starching
ran be obtained only by using De-
fiance Starch, besides getting I os.
more for same money—no cooking re
qu.red.
Many men work overtime trying to
ffx up schemes to avoid work.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Simmons, J. Mason. The Manchester Journal. (Manchester, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, December 23, 1904, newspaper, December 23, 1904; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc497144/m1/2/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Communications+-+Newspapers%22: accessed June 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.