THE WHIfE PASS 8
-YUKON ROUTE =
I The ^Peec^>
Route of [ J Service
Comfort, Safety.
During the winter season of 1914—15 our regular train ser
vice will be maintained North and South bound between
Skaguay and White Horse, trains leaving Jboth terminals
every Tuesday and Friday.
OlINTER STAGE SERVICE
Oar through Mail, Passenger ane Freight-'ServiceJ will be
operated between White Horse and Daw»on, affording] al
possible comfort by means of a
Thoroughly Equipped Stage and Automobile Line
F?r full information apply to
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Supt.. Mail Ssrvice Dep t„
Whitehorse, Y. T.
A.JF. Zipf, Traffic Manager,
612 Second Avenue,
Seattle, Wash.
T he White Pass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE No. S4.
Tuesday and Friday.
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4:1*. p. oi. Arrives
N«l 2, 8. Bound
1st cUsh
Arrives 8:20 p. m.
Lmtm 1:45 p. m.
'* 12:47 p. m.
M 12:15 p. m.
" 10:25 a. m.
" 8:15 *. m.
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Photo Bv rtir'-rican AsiocUtton.
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Hon It Effected a Revolution In
Giving Christmas Presents jj
J By EUNICE BLAKE |
"Edward." said .Mrs. Dmuout. "Chrl&i
mas is coiuiug, and tliis year I would
like to introduce some novelt* into our
festivities to please the children llow
would you like to play Santa Claus?"
"1 have no objection lo doing any
reasonable lliiug to add to I lie chil
dren's happiness, but It seems to me
that Christmas Is losing Its Intent
The result Is the Spug. who thinks
we are overdoing the matter and Is
becoming rebellious against the inter
change of presents. Tor weeks before
the Christinas season preparations are
going on. money is being spent, and
after it is all over there is enough
useless material accumulated to serve
for millions of boutires."
"I am sorry If you have become a
Spug."
"It is not the giving that I am op
posed to, but the exchange. Our chil
dren must buy gifts for all the other
children with whom they are intimate
because it is expected that these chil
dren will give presents to them."
''You wouldn't place our children in
a position to receive presents without
return, would you?"
"Certainly not I would do away
with gifts on both sides."
"llow could you possibly do that?"
"Let It be known that this year our
children will give presents only to
those who need tlietn. There are plen
ty of poor children whose hearts would
be gladdened at being remembered and
who cannot make a return. Lot us
provide an equivalent for all the gifts
our children expect to receive and in
stead of making the return to those
who don't need presents give iheiu to
those who do."
"Oh. Kdwaru, now iui[irinunU J(..u
are! Do you suppose those who give
us Christmas presents will be satis
flwl with such a return?"
I "Granted. But we will bnve cot rid
of the exchange method aud will have
gained the pleasure of real giving."
'"If you are willing that our children
should be placed In such a position
with their associates I am not I ad
mit that we should give to the poor,
! bat gifts for them should be provided
nstra."
"Well, my dear, I will give you an
amount to spend for Christmas as you
like. How much do you think would
buy all the return gifts the children
I will need?"
"Make It $50."
"And how much for real gifts?"
"The poor are not accustomed to as
much as those who are well provided
for. I think half of $50 wiil do."
"Very well. I will draw you a check
for $75."
"Hut this novfUy that I wish to Intro
duee Will you iH-rsomto Santa Clans?'
"Consldi'iliiu that I d'lu't approve ol
yo'ir idcth'iJ nf celebrating Christinns
don't y»ii think It unreasonable to ask
ine to take that trouble'/ (letter let
•lint take the part."
Jnn was their sou. thirteen years old
but ijnite large enough for a Santa
Clans He was delighted at the op
(•ortunity, and it was arranged that ou
t 'jrlstntas even he should appear with
o 'jag of gifts. These were to be sole
Ij for the children of the Du.nont fam
lly. Mrs. Dumout. in deference to the
wishes of her practical husband, con
seated that they should all be useful
articles. Billy uceded a new overcoat
Jr.nny a dress suitable for dancing
school and children's parties, while
B.>b, who was athletically disposed,
wanted a pair of skates
The DumoDts lived in a row of.
twelve brick bouses of equal height
af'd finish. An end house was vacant
Jfm got permission to dress In this
b <use for the part he was to play, aft
er which he -would walk over the roofs
o.t the houses intervening between It
a.'id his house, open the scuttle and go
down into a second story bedroom,
where the assembled family would be
waiting for him. Of course only the
father and mother were to know he
was coming.
When Christmas eve came Jim gath
ered up the different articles that had
been provided for his outfit, and while
hi« mother attracted the attention of
the other children he stole out of the
bcifse nnseen, went to the vacant
building at the end of the block, open
ed the door with a key that had been
fu.vu'islied him and', HghtHig a canaie— ,
tlif* gas hnd been turned off—went up
stairs nnd put on his suit
He made an excellent Santa Claus.
He was five feet four inches in height I
an<1 fat. though be added to his flesh j
by means of a pillow. He had on tbe |
fut cap, fur trimmed coat and high |
boots that are supposed to belong to
Krtes Kringle. His mask wore a be- I
nevolent grin
Ami with ruildy chceks like embers In
the ashes of his beard.
When Jim had got on all his clothe9
he took up his bag, went up a flight of
steps from the top floor to the scuttle,
pushed it open, set his candle on the
step. bli»v it out. emerged on to the
roof and started for his own home.
Passing over several Intervening
bouses, he opened a scuttle and de
scended the stairs There were no
lights above th* second floor, so that
he could neither see nor be seen. He
was about ti> descend farther when be
heard some <me coming up the stairs.
Stepping into a room, he closed the
door, leaving a crack through which
he could peep.
Presently he heard tbe scratch of a
match, ami a gas jit In the hall was
lighted, revealing the face of a strange
woman. What did It mean? Could
he have got Into (he wrong house?
His borne was the sixth from the end
house, where he had put on bis cos
tume. Had be missed a bouse or
counted too niauyi It didn't matter;
be had certainly made a mistake.
The woman, cousideriug that it was
Christmas time, wore a rather sad ex
pression. She went Into a bedroom
opposite the one in which Jim was con
cealed and looked down on a few toys—
a meager Christmas provision—laid
out ou a bed. then, closing the door
behind her, came out Into the balL
Jim supposed that she would go
downstairs again, but Instead of doing
so she came right into the room where
he was. He retreated Into a corner,
but was unable tr> conceal himself. On
perceiving him the woman started and
gave a suppressed cry; but, recogniz
ing a Santa Claus, her appenrance and
actions changed at once.
"Oh, Tom," she exclaimed Joyfully,
"how lovely of you! 1 knew that yon
wouldn't stay « way for Christmas, but
1 didn't think you would do this for
the children. Isn't it too delightful for I
anything! And what a splendid Santa
Rimnintr to the landing, she called
out: "Children, come up here! Santa
Clans has conic!'*
Four little tots, the oldest nine, the
youngest three, cauie running up the
stairs, the older tumbling over the
younger ont-.s and all in a hurry to see
Santa Claus.
In oue respect Jliu was relieved, nis
father had told him that he must be
careful not to set into the wrong house,
for he had read of a thief who had
once played Santa Clans for tlie pur
pose of plunder and had been shot
When Jim found that he had blunder
ed he was much frightened. Indeed, he
dared not reveal himself. As soon as
the children appeared he advanced Into
the light and began to tcss toys to the
little ones. They were eagerly seized.
Jim had a vain hope that something
would occur before he need give away
the more substantial presents to enable
him to save them for their intended
purpose, but as he proceeded so great
was the happiness he was conferring
on this family that he kept on empty
lug his sack quite willingly.
Filially Ji:« camp to a package that
lie knew contained his sister Jennie's
party dress A little girl about Jen
nie's age stood looking up at him wist
fully. Jim could not withstand the
temptation lie tossed the package to
the child. She broke the string that
bound it, eagerly tore off the cover
and. unfolding the dress, held it up ad
mirltigly. Then she threw her arms
around Jim's neck, and he forgot his
blunder in his and her happiness.
Jim flung skates, clothes, dolls, shoes,
anything, everything that his hand
touched as he plunged It into the bag.
till there was nothing left. Then It
occurred to him that he bad better be
getting out Rowing and throwing kiss
es to the family be had made so hap
py, be ran down the stairs, the chil
dren crying out for him not to go yet,
but ignoring their pleadings till he
came to the front door, through which
he passed and closed it, shutting out
the joyful clatter behind him.
Meanwhile his brothers and sisters
were kept with difficulty by bis moth
er in the room where she had gather
ed them. The father was downstairs
in the library. The door opened and
in walked Mr. Jim in Santa Clans' rig.
but with an empty bag.
"Why, Jim," exclaimed his father,
'what's become of your presents?"
"Gone?" /
"Gone? But where?"
"I went down the wrong scuttle. A
lot of children thought 1 was their
J
Santa Clans. 1 ilid'ni" in&uci to give
'em all tlie presents, but 1 got started
nnd it inade 'ein so happy that 1 just
couldn't help eieaniug out the bag."
"Good for you, sonny!" and the fa
thor gave his boy a bear hug. "I'll
stand for everything you gave away."
Mrs. Dumont and the children were
called downstairs and Jioi gave them
an account of his adventure. When
he had finished his father repeated his
promise to duplicate everything that
had been given away and suggested
that they all go into the house that
Jim had wrongly entered, explain the
mistake and enjoy the happiness of
their neighbors. So they went out in
a body, Jim at the head, and, when
admitted to their neighbor's house. Mr
Dumont explained how Jim had made
a mistake, but on no account would a
single gift be taken back.
Nor would any of the family, lnclud
ing Mrs. Durnont, have deprived their
neighbors of the happiness of which
they had been unintentionally the
cause. Indeed, Jim's blundci produc
ed a lasting change in the Dumont
family. Mrs. Dumont had found that
in order to make the Christmas ex
changes, she had spent nil (he money
her husband had given her. and she
had nothing left for the poor. Ilad
Jim come down the risht scuttle no
one except the Dumont family and
their friends would have received any
gifts. This converted her to her hus
band's way of thinking, and when the
next Christmas came timely notice was
given out that nil the expenditures of
the Dumont household, except the usu
al gifts among themselves, would be
for the benefit of the poor.
What surprised Mrs. Dumont. who
communicated tills information, was
that seven eighths of those who re
ceived It approved it "A good Idea:
I've a notion to adopt It myself," was
the general comment, and It was the
beginning of a general Christmas ref
ormation In the Dumouts' circle of ac
quaintances.
An Exception.
Mr. Jones had been scolding his six
year-old daughter, who retorted:
"Don't think, papa, that just because
you married mamma you have a right
to be rude to all women'"—New Xurk
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