The Woodward News. (Woodward, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1897 Page: 2 of 4
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MUW«« MDiroUXTHMION
Tli« Umber about UraaJ U o Uiyr
r to Mill for • mw mill.
Tom Killrjr, a wctlat luml on th«
Choctaw railroad I* wanted to Oklaho-
ma for forger/.
A pair of llludoo fakir* liar* (truck
ai Okliihoii.it town ami aakod not to be
cviifaatd with fakira.
Kjuirrala are abundant near Ardmore
They arj nilirratrar, but the bljj pccan
crop canted them to tarry there and
The ea-countjr treaaurer of Cleve-
land county has twenty acrcn of cotton
which hat not been touched. I.ocU of
pickens
Whether or not Temple II.uuton de-
fend* the Jennlng* boy* It'* no matter
lie golf 1,000 worth of adrertlainp froui
hia alleged offer.
O. U Woodrun of Cu.ter county U ' the Uothlc king*
getting all the cotton in that county
together, lie will makti one big cot-
ton wagon train.
Through a mi.t.k. the other day th, "nd >so ln 'non«J'
The ttouwrrllle wht*ky dlatillery i*
nearly completed.
Cotton picker* now uie glove* the
weather I* *o cold.
Counterfeit halt dollar* an numer-
ous In aome part* of Oklahoma.
Kildare offers 400 acre* in town lot*
a* inducement for a railroad to build
build to that town.
Fish Creek, near Dunoau wa* frozen
over laat week aod hub two feet long
wer« token through hole* cat ln the
loe.
Cloud Chief ha* at laat a ecu red a cot-
ton gin.
The town of Fairview la boattlag of
a new bank.
The Enid broom factory I* running
night and pay.
A woman In Itog*r MUla eonnty
owna 0,000 ate era.
The canvaaa oovered wagons still
continue to roll Into Wood eouuty.
Illlnd atsggera la aaid to be killing
the farmers horses iu Uardeld county.
H. F. Word, a cattleman of Day conn- i
ty, I. I'trailing hi. young cattlc ln the 1 ,""n* ln th,P Cherokee atrip are
\L trir l,u<-k ]*<* *«l*anclng in price. They are
Ing now for one-third moro than they
did a year ago
The total Inaa by the Are at Tulaa la
placed at (60,000, one-third of which
One thousand bale* of cotton and 32,- um would have put In atandplpe wa-
478,4.10 pounda of wheat hare been terwork*.
.hipped from Uenne**cy thla year. j An Oktaboma Btwker haa traveled
The long dlatance telephone between from Man.achu.etta to California und
Oklahoma t'lty and U1 Reno ha. al- ! from the Lake, to the (lulf and haa re-
ready been burned out once by light- turned aaylng there la no place ao
ning. ' grand aa Oklahoma.
A man at Crescent City haa received j With the information that la now in
from the chief of the Spaniah muaeuni poaaeaalon of the committee that In-
a tooth taken from the Jaw. of one of veatigated the 1400,ooo frredinen .teal,
the next grand jnry will have data
.lohn II. Simmon, of Dayton, O., was | aufllclent to Indict the guilty partiea.
held up by two highwaymen near j M„jor u*|dwin haa iasued orders for-
Washita and roblxl of hia .ample ca.es bidding the huntlog or killing of deer
in the Kiowa, Comanche und Wichita
leg for black 1
Negro school teacher, of Oklahoma
will organiee an aaaoclation January 1. j
at a meeting in Oklahoma City.
sSffiffl
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| DIVIDING UP CHINA.
I RUSSIA TAKES POSSESSION
OF PORT ARTHUR.
1 Alt Karon* Wai.hlag ih. I>taaaaaib.r-
j **•■• al Thai tCaaptra-Kaalaaa. rrs r.
I h4 Jam >:ap«ri«l in Taka a llaad
UNDER THE MISTLETOE! TO THEIR CHEEKS THE WARM ni.OOD
FLIES
AS INTO HER EYES I/)OK HIS. BUT-THERE ARE OTHER EYES.
| London, Dea JU — A dispatch to the
' Standard from Vienna aays that It la
rumored that the Russians hare occu-
pied with a military force l'ort Arthur,
at the extremity of Lao Tong penln-
aula. In China. It hud practically
been in the hand, of Hutaia for some
time. After the .'apaneso evacuated
the port during the wur with China.
Ruaalan engineers began surveying
for the reconstruction of tlio docks
j und forts, which had been destroyed
by the Jupmicac.
I I.iinimin, Dec. !0.—Telegrama 'from
all the continental capitals show that
Russia's step at l'ort Arthur is regard-
ed a* a permanent occupation and a
reply to Germany's action.
According to a dispatch from Shang-
hai, the high officials of the Chinese
A THOUGHT PICTURE.
Thame* A. Mlaaa. Jr.. Aaaaaaeea *
Nkw Yom, Ilea. 30.—Thomaa A.
Killson, Jr., has photographed a
thought At least he feel, ao confi-
dent that he haa dona so that be la
going on with Ilia experiment*.
lly mean* of the Roentgen raya ap-
plied to the back of a man'a bend he
photographed round object*, which
Killson believes to be the quarter of *
dollar u|M>n which Mm subject had, ac-
cording todirectlons, concentrated hi*
thought*. Tina Image was lecured on
an extremely *ens*tlve plate, tha mak-
ing of which Is Mr. Edlaon'a secret
Mr F.illaon Is not very sanguine that
he will be able to photograph a com-
plex thought, such as a landscape, fot
instance. The ui« l that ha now
hopes for Is that he may be able to
photograph * single object on which
the subject will concentrate hia mind
—na In hia flrat experiment—so aa tc
demand some exorcise of faith and
imagination. Yet It la convincing to
him, and alao to othcra who wltneased
the experiment
Mr. Kdiaon declined to tell where j
Rheumatism
"TEWSffSEI C««rrl/Ul"
•'I W«a troubled with rh~ attom
had running ao *a on my face. On, of my
trlenda advlasd me to try Rood's Bsraapn-
rtlla, which I did. After taking *1* bot-
tle* 1 waa cured. Hood s Harsaparllla baa
also cured ms el catarrh." Mi* Mamui
Moffltt Ave., It. Louis, Mo.
Hood's 8arsaparilla
b the beat-the «>ne True Dlood PurlBsf.
eunslliistiiin.
CONOR KWI0XAL
Der. 10 -The llou ■ • im- •>' I a « "' appro.
nrUtlng ' 'ef of the peo-
ple who ere III til- V. "I I'v.-r . ..untry.
and also the l>HI !>•' "• 'I liy the Souate to
prohibit pelagl' sei'iu: bv American elU-
"l" h* Senate Mr u ..,1.1 he waa un-
able to aay when Cie Wuietilllc coin ill la-
aion. of Willili ho wa. • lialrman. would
make a report. Th- H-'ii.ii ■ |«s cil a bill
appropriating ta.'i'
Kansas City Star forgo* to send its Ok- Scott Ross, n prominent citizen of reservations. Any person caught ills-
lahoma edition to Oklahoma nml sent Oale, haa been bound over to the next obeying this order will be prosccu-
Its regular paper instead. tfrund jury on a cliargo of opening ted.
The aix female tramps who passed 1,11111 "ther people. Walter Skeates, an employo on the
through Pryor creek some week have A claim one mile west of Cherokee, ''orn aheller at the elevator in Kildare,
have been herd from. They are pick i„ Woods county, sold last week for h J hl le(T • l,atl|y crushed in the cog
ing cotton near the Texas line. 81,000. Real estate is advancing sinoe wheels of the aheller last week that
A Woodward paper says that, If i the big crop of wheat, cotton and corn j 11,0 llmb had to be amputated below
strung out in single file, the cattle be- tills year. ,1|C lineL'-
ing feu for murket in that vicinity J. C, Adams, who killed Captain An Oklahoma paper says there are
would reach for a Hundred miles. Conch, has l>een released from the pen- two cla ac wl> P i' attention to pres-
Ford liabcock of Medford, while "entiary. «e got out Member 5 and M«tWme«-g^ One class reads
scalding hogs on killing day. hod , ! ™nt direct to his old home ln the state i message, the other Lla«. docsn t
foot so badly scalded that the fle*h | HI'iol*.
foil off and he will be a cripple for life. a Kingfisher county man while dig
John Reel*, near Mendota, jammed I woU on hl cl&im recently
his hand inta a hollow log to pull out
a rabbit The animal proved to be nn
oppossum, and it bit his hand fearfully.
A lot of vandals visited the River
Ylew church at Polk and turned loose
a number of team'. The people are in-
dignant and are alert to catch the das-
tard.
There has been added to the Histori-
fonnd a linman skeleton at a depth of >
24 feet from the surface. The bones
were in a perfect state of pre*ervu-
tion.
The officers and stockholhers of the ;
it listens to the distorted version of it
by their neighbors.
John Robinson of Neosho, Mo., died
in jail at Mangum recently. He hnd
been drinking hard and slept out in a
i Imrn two nights He was put iu jail
for protection from the cold. He died
sitting in a chair.
An Ioland girl of vim and activity
i Hrou n railroad from Red Fork to Ciuth- rode out after lhl. rrcrv ev(,nin(f
rie, are making a tour of inspection B circ„s ln(,v (|tlrin? sumlm.r
over their line. They were so sanguine „n(| f,„ sl)6 w>(( a!wavs barefootdl
of the early building of the road that co„M stand up on ti.e horse with
sal collection a photograph of W. .1. " T'" l'USi"eM ^ l,ut receut|y "ho tried il wi"'
Lnrty, Okl.hom.,. first I nited States ,oU ,n n,,lhrie %t f0<>H 'hoes and fell off. knocking loose a
marshal. It came from North Caro- j six tramps wcra arrested in Pawnee l<nee-c«p.
Una. -ounty recently for bucning railroad Charles A. Keffer, of the division of
Kickapoo Rerry, a peculiar negro Ii<,s- Tliey were brought into courL forestry, I'nited States department of
Indian who has been arrested more °ne of the t™mps was a lawyer. lie agriculture, is superintending the
times than any other man in Oklahoma rolled up his sleeves, pulled down the planting of five acres of forest trees on
not excepting llutterfly Kid, is iniating statutes and clenred himself and his the tract set aside for that purpose on
the new steel cells in Tecumseh. companions, the county attorney col- the agricultural experiment station
While Christmas is near the average lapi,ine- farm' The PurPosc of tl,e Pi™*1"*
Oklahoman has much to be thankful If reportsare trueall Cherokee incor- to determine what forest trees are liest
for and can begin the New Ye.r with poratcd towns must cease to operate hl,ited to the *°il n<1 cli,nate ot okl -
a happy, contented heart Good crops af the first of January. It is said that homa.
and good prices have placcd him is the Judge Springer has given it out that Experiment* at the Oklahoma Sta-
easy chair. all towns must operate under the Ar- , tion have not shown kaftir corn to be
A syndicate of New York capitalists 1">nsns 'aw, and in case the ds not and equal to Indian corn in feeding value
is preparing to develop the gypsum attempt to continue under the Chero-1 for cattle or hogs, but these have not
deposits in portions of Oklahoma. A 1<ee law lhc monieipal officials will be been extended enough to justify draw-
lidetmck from the Chicago, Hock Is- prosecuted in the I'nited States court, ing positive conclusions. In an ex per i-
WHEN SANTA CLAUSE ARRIVES.
With a rub.
And a dub.
And a rub-a-dub dub.
And a rub-a-dub -dub on the drum,
The boy comes a trumping
And stamping
And ramping
And a rub-a-dub drubbing hit drum.
With a rink.
And a tlnk.
And a rlnk-a-tink tlnk,
And a rlnk-a-tink tlnk of the bell.
Number Two come* a flashing
And daahlng
And crashing
"Fire InJIn, an' horse*, an' bfll-'*
With a whoot.
And a toot.
And a whoot-a-toot toot.
And a whoot-a-toot on the horn.
The youngest comes blaring
And r'arlng
And tearing
And raising tha roof with hia born.
With a whang!
And a bang!!
And a whang-a-bang bang!!!
And a whang-a-bang bang all aroun',
Hurrah for the noise!
And the Joys
Of the boys
When Santa Claus cometh to town!
—Carl Currle.
and and Pacific railway will be built ^ prominent Oklahoma paper says:
ent at the Kansas Station kaffir meal
(Fjstnuis^
intmc5 • (ounlry
Christmas in the country forty years
ago was a different affair from what
It la now. I never think of Christmas
In those days without thinking of a
lovely winter day, bright with sun-
shine, and snow everywhere; large
drifts, through which the horses floun-
dered as they drew the stout sled, on
which was the wagon-bed filled with
hay, and covered with blankets and
buffalo-robes, where we cuddled down,
aa we rode merrily away to spend
Christmas at grandpa's. We could
so the gypsum bed. in Cleveland coun- n ,8 difficult for those who have never " as ,ound to nearly equal in value
ty, and a plant costing $12,000 and vi5iled the Indian territory to under- to ' oru mtal a8 sole Kraio ,ood for fat"
having a capacity of 100 tons daily, S|aI1d to what extent the Indian's tening steers, the chief "rough food"
wiil be erected by February 1, 1898. | prosperity Ims resulted from the en- ! "l which WBS liamr stOTer- The bcst
It took County Commissioner Nehr. I terprise and money of the white set- I results were secured when the grain
of Payne county, nearly two days to j "en> who settled among them by invi- "J'1 tfroun
sign the '.r.te issue of bonds upon that ! tation. The big farms of the Indian The appraisers appointed to fix the hardly wait till the horses stopped, so
county issued by Judge Hale in puv- ' territory would go untilled, the banks I value of public school property in Ok- ; eager were we to wish grandpa a mer-
ment of SI 1,500 of judgments against I "-"i1'1 close and the goods would rot lahoma, upon which a tax will be ahead of u"'wi"b his greeting of
the county. There were IIS of them : "" the counters of the mercantile Uvied to provide a school property in- "cjjrjgtnja, g|ft •• That entitled him
houses if the white people were forced : so ranee fund, have made their report | t0 a preaent instead of us; but a kiss
to leave the territory. His white ten- to the territorial auditor. Only one all around was usually the way we paid
ant has inade a civilized gentleman of j county, Day, failed to list it* school 1 off our Indebtedness, while some strip-
the Indian, and is now furnishing him i property. The fund is obtained by a ed sticks of peppermint candy, laid up
tho mean* to live in idleness and lux- tax of "> per cent upon the assessed for the occasion, were given ~
ury. j valuation. School property in the
On January 1, the first report from ! cities, where the value of prop- J
H. S. Montgomery, watch inspector of j «rV « too great for safe insurance in |
the Santa Fe system, will be complet- | a ,UD<1 with tuch lim'ted sources is not j an>1 there g,18pended by a stout string
included In the valuation*
to sign and they had an average of
eight coupons each, the total cf which
required 1,03S signatures of the chair-
man of the board of county commis-
sioners.
After two years of suspense, it is
now certain that the Kansas, Okla-
homa Central & Southwestern railroad
from Coffeyville, Kansas, to Vernon
Our
aunts, uncles and cousins came next
for their share of good wishes and
merry jokes.
A bright fire burned in the fireplace
Texas, bv way cf Guthrie and El Reno j and wiil give the rating of every
will be instructed, and it is not im watch used by trainmen on the road, i CoL Francis Eaton of the St
probable that six months will see the | This is the best system of watch in- | A S. W. road s*id to a newspaper re-
porter recently that the proposed line
would be built immediate!}'. About
all the necessary arrangements were
completed. The iron has been pur-
timbers. All of the right of way from
roadbed completed. The Oklahoma I spe^ inff on a°y road in the country.
Central has been hampered, owing to Every watch is tested in three posi-
lack of proper backing since its incep- I tions, pendant np, dial down and dial
tion. Two years ago the late Secre- I up. The watch must not vary more
tary Robert Martin made a special than six seconds in these three posi-
trip to Europe to float the bonds of the J tion*. If it does, it is condemned, and
road, but waa unsuccessful. The com- the owner must either have it readjust- i t'arker to Ilunnewell has been secured
pany has a franchise and is fully I ed at the factory or get a new watch. | and grading will be resumed next week
equipped for operations. Lately Geo. The watches are rated and the report j and kept up until completed between
£ould has taken an interest In the will show the ratings. After a watch ! Parker and Ilunnewell. At present
scheme for making a Missouri Pacific >s rated it is inspected and regulated , but three-quarters of a mile of grade is
connecting link with Northern Texas, once a month by some one of the 42 lo- > completed. It was stopped because of
through the territories, and it is stated cal inspectors. The work of rating the 1 a slight difficulty in securing the right
on unquestioned authority that he will watches commenced June 1, 1SD0, and I of way. Some of the farmers kicked
buitd the road. Orders have been is- since that time about 2,500 watches on giving the right of way and condem-
aued from New York to perfect the ' have been rated. Very few run exact- nation proceedings had to be resorted
survey of the road and begin activc ly, but occasionally there is one that , to in order to obtain it. Rut now that
work. It is stated that orders for ties | will stand the 24 hour tost and not vary | natter is settled and work on the pro-
and iron have already t ;n placed, a fraction. Up to the present time j posed road will progress again. From
from the celling, was a great turkey
I packed full of dressing, and sending
' forth a most delicious odor as It turned
roond and round, gradually browning
before the fire, the Juice dripping Into
a gTeat pan on the brick hearth; and
from this pan grandma occasionally
dipped the juice with a huge iron apoon
chased, also the ties and the bridge i and poured It over the crisp sides of
the turkey. Other preparations were
goltfg on meanwhile In the kitchen,
where a cooking stove held the place
of honor, as cooking-stoves were very
rare ln those days. The neighbors had
come miles to see it, and express their
feart as to the probability of its "blow-
ing np." This cook-stove, however,
was not equal to cooking such a large
turkey ln its small oven. A coffee-
boiler sent out an odor of coffee strong
and fragrant, while a long table cover-
ed wtth snowy linen (the work of
grandma's own hands) stood at the far-
ther end of the long kitchen.
As soon as the turkey was pro-
A* evidence corroborating these state-j every division has been rated, and the I Ilunnewell to South Haven the Santa! noun<«d done and the gravy made in
An Osage Indian boy west of Pawhus- | The Arapahoe Bee is emitting a yell
ka .being demented, climed a tree aftej because Greer county people get their
ments. officials of the Central are now few that were missed are being sent in I Fe will be used in making connection |
in the field examining the survey. ' and will be rated before January 1. j with the Anthony branch.
I/Ogan county taxpayers are uniting
in a fight agasnst the horizontal raLe
in valuations made last summer by the
board of county commisaioners.
An exchange remarks that the man
who gets the fewest letters complaint
most of the postoflice; the man who
complain* most of his neighbor ia the
i squirrel and attempted to follow it
in leaping from limb to limb, with the
result that he fell and broke a leg and
an arm.
"General" Hews is selling certifi-
cate* of membership in the mining
company in the Wichita reservation
and thousands of farmers and adven-
turers are either on the line or en
route to it. This shows that some
people can be humbugged with any
sort of a proposition.
George W. Taylar of Comanche baa
some hybird fowls, the result of abarn
yard fowl and a Guinea hen mating.
T> i offsprings are larger than their
k w nts have a peculiar coo and cackle
and resemble neither of their parental
relatives.
In 1738 the (Jherokoea lost 5,000 of
tbe'.r tribe by smallpox and an idiotic
Custom of taking a aweat bath every
dew moon. The sweat bath would
aot have bean so deadly had they not
plunged into a stream of water when
the prespiration was rolling.
A man living in Oklahoma once had
a hardware store in Ohio The other
day he received a five-dollar bill from
• man who said he once stole a knife
from him, but that be had now be-
come a Christian . and wished to make
lands cheaper than Oklahoma people.
Homes are free in Greer county.
ln the vicinity of Beef creek, I. T., a
fair music teacher got lost from her
friends while hunting pecans, and a
whole company of young men searched
for her all night in the dark forest j meanest neighbor, and the man who
She bad, however, found a house on has the least sense is the most con-
the evening previous and was sleeping : ceited. It may also be added that the
quite peacefully while the boys were j man who borrows his neighbor's paper
yelling themselves hoarse in the dark ! has the most fault to find with the
woods. i way it is run.
Not less than a hundred bales of j George Wilson of tho Osage nation
cotton have gone to waste In the fields : claims to have a shure cure fol gland-
of Custer county, on account of the ers iu horses.
scarcity of pickers and the low price. The grand jury at Ardmore lias a;"
An attempt was made to wreck the ! journed after finding 131 indictments
Rock Island passenger near Dover re- ] The four leading offences were: Laree-
cently. Obstructions were placed on j DJ selling intoxicant. 24, weapon,
the track, but the watchfulness of the j 22 and murder 10.
engineer prevented a catastrophe. He j There issome talk among the Indian
reversed his engine but when within a ! nations of asking to be annexed to Ar-
few feet of the pile of ties on the : kansas instead of Oklanoma. One edi-
track. The locomotive was derailed, I tor, however, says that rather tb*n go
but that was the extent of the dam-
age.
The following ia an excellent treat-
ment for barbwire cuts: Wash the cut
thoroughly with castile soap, using
tepid water, after washing, spray the
to Arkansaa, he would plead to be
nexed to Hawaii.
The following remark by an ex-
changed is applicable in any quarters:
If some of the men of this town would
pound the rock pile as much as they
wound well a weak solution of carbolic : do the card tables there would be fewer
acid, then dust over it all the fresh air- women taken in washing to snpport
slacked lime that will adhere. This I the family.
the dripping-pan, the chairs were plac-
ed near the table and we were called
to dinner. No one was left to wait,
and such a merry time! After grandpa
had asked a blessing on the food, he
carved the turkey and supplied our
waiting plates bountifully with any
piece we wished, together with all
manDer of good things in the way of
vegetables. A rice pudding with plen-
ty of raisins, pumpkin pies and rosy-
William Largin of Wood wood county
I left Oklahoma for Tennessee. He
i fallen heir to S3 ,009 Worth of prop- i ne wuu ciuiuib iw *crcs 01 me must i
' in that state. An inheritance is | valuable residence portion of that city j to
A BRIGHT FIRE BURNED,
sheekea apples served for dessert, and
jur only sorrow was that we could eat
u> little. After dinner we children
played games in the kitchen, around
PURITAN CHRISTMAS.
— court have advised the emperor. In hia experiment wa< conducted, lie i«
The riotous celebration of Christmas
day prejudiced the early Puritan.
view of further complications,
move the court to Ranking (the south-
ern capital). The dlxpstch say* that
, it ia reported there that overture.
agaln*t the hollduy. In Scotland Knox have boon made to Knglund to excr-
•et his face against the *peclal ob*erv- | c1m, protection over the Vang T*e val-
ley and the West river and that nu-
merous rumors are current regarding
once of the day with such sternness
that to this day the holiday In Scotland
Is but slightly observed: and much the
sumo feeling animated the Noncon-
formists of England Naturally In the
New England settlements this senti-
ment prevailed. Cotton denounced the
"wanton Bacchanalian Chrlstmases
spent in reveling, dicing, carding,
masking, mumming consumed In com-
putations, In interludes. In excess of
wine, in mad mirth!"
the activity of the British squadron In
Chinese wntora.
The Times, commenting editorially
on the altuatiou in China, says: "In-
stead of the Kaiser's mailed list we
have Ituasla'a velvet glove; but the
grasp is not less vigorous and unyield-
ing. Great Britain ought now courte-
cquully reticent as to who wero with
lilm at the time the quarter of a dolls*
thought was photographed.
•KENNA APPOINTED.
Nuiu I
d to Saroa.it Jeatle. H.lil ■
Olhnr Appointm.nla.
Wasuinotox, Dec. 17. — The pre.i-
dent .eat to the annate yseterday th<
nomination of Attorney Genera)
Joseph McKenua, to lie ai ««lato Ju -
tlce of the supreme court of the United
States, to succeed Justice Field, re-
tired for age.
Chariest'. Dawes of Illinois, to b«
oualy to Invite China to extend the comptroller of tho currency, to suo-
same privileges to the British licet at | cced Mr. tickets; John W. No*-
Chauaan." bit of 1'cnnaylvaiiiu, to be pension
Of the first Pilgrims' Christmas, but ! A well informed 8t Petersburg eor- n^cnt at Pittsburg; Joseph It. Reed
little waa known, except that It was j respondent says there was no agree-
spent, as was many a later one, iu work.
Bradford said: "Ye 25 day begane to
erect ye first house for cornone use to
receive them and their goods." On the
following Christmas the Governor re-
cords with grim humor "a passage
rather of mirth than of walght." Some
new company excused themselves from
work on that day. saying It went
against their consciences. The governor
answered that they would spare them
until better informed. But returning
at mid-day and finding them playing
pltch-the-bar and stool-ball on the
streets, he told them that it was against
hia conscience that they should play
and others work, and so made them
cease their games.
By 1659 the Puritans had grown to
hate Christmas more and more. The
very name smacked to them of In-
cense, stole and monkish Jargon; any
person who observed It as a holiday by
forbearing of labor, feasting or any
other way. was to pay five shilling
fine, so desirous were they to "beats
down every sprout of Episropacie."
Judge Sewall watched Jealously the
feeling of the people with regard to
Christmas, and noted with pleasure on
each succeeding year the continuance
of common traffic throughout the day.
Such entries as this show his attitude:
"Dec. 25th, 1685.—Carta come to town
and shops open as usual.
"Some somehow observe the day. but
are vexed. I believe that the Body of
people profane It. and blessed be God
no authority yet to compel them to
keep It." When the Church of England
established Christmas services in Bos-
ton a few years later we find the Judge
waging hopeless war against Governor
Belcher over it and hear him praising
his son for not going with other boy
friends to he&r the novel and attract-
ive services. He says: "I dehort mine
from Christmas keeping and cbargo
them to forbear."
■it between Kust'.u and Germany
and that tho latter almply warned
Russia when the occupation of Kiao
Chau was already decided upon. The
Novoo Vremia pretends that Japan
has no cause for complaint, "since
China is only giving the same shelter
to Russian ships as Jupau iiad hitherto
so kindly afforded."
This view is not held in Berlin,
where the papers are already talking
of the possibility of Prinee ilenry hav-
ing to shake hi. mailed list at Japan,
which is supposed to bo secretly
baciccd np by England. Somo of the
Berlin papers express anxiety, but
of Iowa, to be chief juatlco and Will-
iam W. Murray of Tennessee. Thoinoi
t'. Fuller of North Corolina, Ilenry CI
Sins, of Wichita, Kail., and Wilbur F.
Stone of Colorado to lie associate
justices of the court of private land
claims; Lewis Mills, to bo attorney ol
the United States for, the Southern
district of Iowa.
BIG APPOINTMENTS.
Fresldriil Make. Important Nomlnatlooa
— Milium 1'enn Nlion Favored.
VVahhinotox,. Doc. 23 —The Presi-
dent has sent the following' noini* {
nations to the Senate: William P. Wil- j
most of them welcome the news from | limns, to Im assistant treasurer at
Port Arthur as justifying the lierman
position at Kiao-Chau, if not as actual
evidence that llussia and Germany are
acting together.
Curiously enough, Emperor William
▼isited the Uussian Ambassador on
Friday night on his return from Kiel,
Chicago; Archibald A. Young, to be
surveyor of customs for the port of
Indianapolis, Intl.; Henry C. Greenock,
to be collector of Internal revenue for
the First district of Missouri; John H.
ostensibly to congratulate him on the j Walkenhorst. to bo appraiser of mer-
name-day of Emperor Nicholas. The
visit laited an hour. There is no
doubt now that the Kmperor and the
Ambassador discussed C hinese affair*
A dispatch t > the Times from Shang-
hai says the occupation of Port Arthur
(by Russia) can not fail to provoke
popular indignation in Japan, where
public opinion is already excited over
the Kiao-Chau affair.
The Paris papers, without pretend-
ing to be deceived by Uussia's inno-
cent explanations, are pleased with
the action of the ally of the Freuch.
The correspondent of the Times at
I'ekin says. "China approves of the
chandise at the port of .St Louis, Mo.;
John L. Hodges, to be assayer in
charge of the mint at Denver; John G
Ames to be marshal of the United
States for the Northern district of
Illinois; Frank W. Parker and John
It. McFie, to be associate justices of
the supreme court of New Mexico^
LIUET RUIZ MURDERED.
(■lenient Hint Ho Wei Shot by
lueargenlN.
Havana, Dec. 20.—The official
statement of the execution by the in-
surgents of Lieutenant Colonel
Joaquin liuiz says that he was shot
rollof of
KndTka"inii"era under 11" direction of the
art rrtarv of w ir
l>er. ti—The .pent the itiy In
the i-onaWlera Ion of «b> lc l latl>« execu-
tl e and Judicial ap|iio|irl tltm bill
Kishtr n'nc of the HI of tlir Mil
were rovcrrd. an I o Ilv amendment of
Imuortan.. wan nlopted, It re<liK«d the
clerical torn' no- pension o«ce
ninrtv-nvr. involving ■> reduction In
aalarlr. of IIIV >•' Tlir rivll service
aueallon W«. the chief topic dliruaston,
aud the prop,.1 I I A«i« anl Secrctarv
Vanderllp I" M Hi" rink- "i «e «ia 4«
the lr-> of i|i iiuio I .it I, «ii I Mr. Moody of
M4..-II liuset « nd Mr. johnson of InilUiia.
both of whom are ,1 • l. iulrrs of the civil
service law Mr rockery favored the dis-
mik.alof Mi 1 clcrks f >r the (["oil of the
terrli e. Mr IKArmonil of Missouri maite
an Impassioned plea tor the patsan° of the
Senate ('uhan li-Ulnerencv resolution
The pru ei'illnga of the Senate were en-
11 ven** il hv uilcreslinx debate on the bill
presented bv the f..r -l;n rrl.i'lon >"mmlt-
tre. pr.n I IIiik t r the prohibition ot pelaKle.
sealing I K .unertc in . The lull was passed
hv a vole ot a? to It The session closed
with a spirited civil service debate ii|«,n the
bill presented IT the . en u . .innnlitee pro-
viding tor the appointment ot a director of
the census and tlnrtv-i«" employes, who
should form the . :eli- on of a* ortlcc force
for the twelfth census.
I e II. Ti' II ,,- . alter a session of
about two hoars, adjourned out ol i.vm-
pathv tor the I'resi.l i:t. hose motbrr wa«
burled at Canton. Tin lime of Ihe session
was drvot-d to t e consideration of ibr
U-glstatlvc executive and Judicial appro-
prialtm bill. Several speech*, lor and
against the civil servlc-c Item were made.
The Senate was in session Just fifteen
mlmres. adjournment twin* taken out of
respect to l re«:dent M Klnl.-v, who was
attending his mother's funeral. .
Dec. 13.-Mr Lodge, of M tssaebuscUs,
made an eir .rl in the Senile to secuee an
Immediate vote ut)W bis Immigration bill
which Is ub t inttally the same measure
that was pi. ed bv the K.ity-forth ron-
gr,*s« and vetoed by President Cleveland
Mr. Allen of Mebraskt objected and It was
agreed to vote on tile bill Jan lary 17. Mr
Butler of North Carolina sp,k-- al length
i p'ii amendments be had off -red to the
bill which he ha I previously Intro lured
providing for a postal savings bank system
K cepttng th - reporting of the legislative
and executive and Ju IKial appropriation
bill, the House did i
public business.
LEGEND OF THE MAGI.
is taken in tlio interest of China and
necessitated by the Uerman occupa-
tion of Kiao-Chau.''
NOBLE FAMILY SMIRCHED
Prince.i Trnabetxkot, Not the One From
America, Arrested for Fraud.
Pakis, Dec. —A Princess Trou-
betzkoi has been extradited on n
charge of having swindlei
The legend of the Wise Men of tho
East, or as they are styled In the orl- j
Russian fleet wintering at Port Ar- | on Friday lust by ordor of the
thur, being persuaded that this action . insurgent commander. Alejandro Rod-
riguez, with tlio approval of tho In-
surgcntcommandor. Aranguren. That
Colonel Ituiz has paid the final jienalty
formally prescribed by ticneral Gomel
to be inflicted on any person entering
a rebel camp to negotiate terms of
peace there is now no doubt
The consequences c f tho death of
this intrepid hue imprudent officer
will be of the utmost importance, for
with hitn perishes the last ho|>e of the
weler to tho extent of 8!t,000. She I goverment being able to negotiate
stopped at the Hotel de Louver here | any terms with tlio insurgents,
as n Mmc. Uapjx Her husband is n
chamberlain of the czar and refuses
to have anything to do with her be- | o&* at the latrgeu Jewelry Companies
cause of her extravagance. In the World Horned OoL
The woman's mother-ip-lnw is the St. Lot'ts, Mo., Dec. 20.—A fire
Princess Troubctzkoi, who is regarded started in the basement of the build-
as the originator of the Kranco-Rus- ing occupied by tho Mermod A Jac-
sian alliance and has l>een called the , card Jewelry Company, at the corner
ugliest woman anil the best politician ! „f I,ocust street and liroadway, early
in Europe. Another Princess Troub- j yesterday morning, and in an almost
otzkol was Miss Amclio Rives of Vir- incredibly short time tho five story
gin la. who wrote "The Quick und the building was completely gutted. The
Dead," and other unusual books. All total loss will roach 8330,000, fully
BIG FIRE IN ST. LOUIS.
thould be given every day. ( The board of regents of the Negro | the flrepiace that was used when there
The suit of Veerar B. Paine of Outh- Agricultural and Normal university, to
I who claims 160 acres of the most | be er Acted at Langston, has decided
xpend *4,500 in the construction of
the only thing that will take a ! under a homestead entry, will be heard j the first wing, r-cu has called for bid
sbm away from Oklahoma in thesa i before the supreme court ol the United j for exeavating, Ls be aubtr.itled Jan-
Aaya of plenty. State* January 3, 18B8. uary 6.
was no fire in the cook stove. Here
we popped corn, cracked nuts, told
fairy stories and played blind-man's
buff while the older ones "visited" in
the "keepln'-rocm" until the time came
to return home.
OFFERING OF THE MAGIS.
pinal Greek, "the three Magi." became,
under monkish Influence, one of the
most popular during the middle ages.
The Scripture nowhere informs us that
these individuals were kings, or their
number restricted to three. The legend
converts the magi into kings,gives their
names and a minute account of their
stature and the nature of their
gifts. Melchior, we are thus told, was
king of Nuble, the smallest man of the
triad, and he gave the Savior a gift
of gold. Balthazar was king of Chal-
dea, and he offered Incense; he was a
man of ordinary stature. But the third,
Jasper, king of Tarshlsh, was of high
stature, "a black Ethlope," and he gave-
myrrh. All came with "many rich or-
naments belonging to king's array, and
with a multitude of people to do hom-
age to the Savior, then a little child 13
days old."
The barbaric pomp Involved in this
legend made It a favorite with artists
during the middle ages. The picture of
"The Offering of the Magi," which we
publish, is from a circular plate of sil-
ver chased ln high relief and partly
gilt, which is supposed to have formed
the center of a morse or large brooch,
used to fasten the decorated cope of an
ecclesiastic in the latter part of the
fourteenth century.
The Empress Helena, mother of Con-
stantlne the Great, found what she con-
sidered the burial place of the three
kings, and their remains were removed
tn Constantinople and interred In the
church of St. Sophia. Later they were
removed to the Cathedral of Milan, and
In tho twelfth century to Cologne,wh^re
they still lie, in a "lagnlflcent reliquary,
enriched with gems and enamels. These
relica are enveloped in velvet and dec-
orated with embroidery and Jewels, so
that only the upper part of each skull Is
seen.
m About California.
An American geography printed in
1812 contains this interesting informa-
tion: "California is a wild and almost
unknown land, covered throughout the
year by dense fogs, aa damp as they
are unhealthy. On the northern shores
live nnthropophagl and In the Interior
are active volcanoes and vast plains of
shifting snow, which sometimes shoot
up columns to inconceivable heights."
The book adds that some of these
statements would seem incredible were
they not to well authenticated by truste
worthy travelers
the Troubetzkois are allied to tho fa-
mous Romanoff house.
SIX OF A FAMILY BURNED.
A Cauadlan ani Five Hmali Children
Perlah In Tliolr Home.
Ottawa, Ontario, Dec 18.— The
house of Patrick Leahy was burned
early this morning und Leahy and Ave
of his children. Thomas, Marie, Katie,
Maggie and Patrick, the oldest only 0
years of age, perished. Mrs. Leahy
and a boy named Frank, oged 5 years,
were saved. It is supposed that
Leahy dropped a lighted lamp.
I'ii(lli«t Indicted for Murder.
Sr. Louis. Mo., Dea 17.—The grand
jury has returned an indictment
charging Daly, the cx-pugilist. with
murder in the first degree, and on a
bench warrant issued by .fudge Zach-
ritz, Daly, who has been out on bail,
was arrested and taken to jail. Daly
shot and killed Lulu Clark, with
whom ho lived in this city.
I'rlnce Ilenry Off for China.
Kiel, Dec. 18.—The German cruisers
Genon and Deutschland sailed for
Chinese waters yesterday morning.
The harbor presented a most ani-
mated picture. The shores were
thronged with people, and a number
of naval officers occupied the Barba-
rossa bridge, l'rince Henry entered
his launch, and was cheered aa the
boat left the shore.
I). K. rear«on« Atd« Another College.
Chicaoo, Dec. 20.—D. K. Pearsons
of Chicago has pledged 835,000 to Oli-
vet college, Michigan, on condition
that tho college shall raise 875,000
more uithin a year. Olivet college is
a Congregational institution.
Another Grand Fork* Fire.
Grand Fours, S. D., Dec. 20.— The
business port on of the city was threat^
ened by another fire last night which
did 975,000 damage.
I'late Ulan* fttrike I * Over.
Kokomo, Ind., Dec. 20.—The plate
glass strike is over, the 1,000 men in
the Kokorao and El wood plants hav-
ing accepted the company's proposi-
tion for polishers to be paid for piece
work. Kotlt factories will resume
operations this week.
(at In \tuge* C orulnm.-ied.
Boston. Dec -'0.—The Central Labor
nnion yesterday discussed and con-
demned the proposed re Ino"
wages in Fail River an I otl.
England mill towns.
covered by insurance.
The Mermod & .Taccard Jewelry
Company was one of the largest in the
world, and, this being Christmas sea-
son, carried an immense stock. One-
half of the stock had been placed in
the two large vaults, and sa.ved, but
the rest, as well as the building and
fixtures, was totally destroyed.
lianeluff Taught In a Church.
Nkw York, Dec. 1*.—The rector of
St. John's Episcopal church, Jersey
City, is forming a dancing class in
connection with his church. There
are already twenty members enrolled,
and as many more expected. Lessons
will be given weekly in the church
gymnasium b}' a competent instructor
at twenty-fivo cents o month for each
pupil. Dr. Stoddard announced his
scheme to his Bible class Sunday. He
says he wants to keep the members of
his flock from the evils of public acad-
emies.
Feter Matter's Deft.
Pittsburg, Pa, Dec 20.—M. J. Con-
nolly and J. J. Quinn have deposited
81,000 with the sporting editor of the
Pittsburg Dispatch to back Peter Ma-
her against any man In tho world for
the heavyweight championship. The
Maher people will claim tho title if
the challenge is not accepted in a rea-
sonable time. The defl is aimed par-
ticularly at Sharkey.
Cotton Strike Frohable.
Fall River, Mass., Dec. 17.—The
spirit of unrest is strong in tho breasts
of the operatives of this city over the
approaching reduction of wages. Sec-
retary Thomas O'Donnell of the Mule
Spinners' association says it is the
unanimous opinion of the spinners
that the reduction should be resisted.
A big strike is looked for.
Mlaalng Seamen Found.
Victoria, li G, Dec. 20.—The Ca-
nadian government steamer Quadra
has picked up thirteen of the twenty-
two missing men from the wrecked
steamer Cleveland.
Mr. Itrjran'a
City or Mexico, Dec- 30.—Mr. Bryan
attended divine service at the Union
Evangelical church, and was alao the
guest of President Diaz at the distri-
bution of prizes to the Mexican exhib-
itors at the Chicago and Atlanta expo-
sitions.
Great Temple of l.uhor
New York, Dec. 20.—The Labor
temple committee of the Central Labor
Union announces that it is negotiating
for the purchase of building material
w j for a grt* temple of labor, on the
plan of Madison Square garden.
PERRY, KAN , BANK ROBBED
Safe Mown Open Willi Dynamite and
PI,imo fenured.
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 17.—The State
Bank of Perry, i t Perry, Kan., a
small station on the Union Pacific
road a few miles east of Topeka, was
robbed Wednesday night About $000
in currency and 8I,ooj in notes and
drafts were stolen. The robbers got
into the bank room through the back
door and cracked the safe with dyna-
mite, No one knew of the robbery
until J. L Raines, tho cashier, went
to the bauk to open up for business
yesterday morning. No clue to the
robbers has been obtained.
WRECKED IN A GALE.
Tho steamer < leveland I.oat and Seventj-
Ttro Men Are Mitalng.
Victoria, B. C., Dee. 1 • . — The
steamer Cleveland, Captain 11 all, was
stranded in Barclay sound and three
boats, containing twenty members of
the crew and two passengers, are
missing. Tho captain, purser, chief
engineer, one passenger, James Lath-
bury, and boat's crew, reached Uclu-
lct, after spending tlm night in au
open bout with a big storm raglug.
lianclnz Taught In a Church.
New York, Dec. 18.—The rector of
St John's Episcopal church, Jersey
City, is forming a dancing class in
connection with his church- There
arc already twenty members enrolled,
and as many more expected. Lessons
will be given weekly in the church
gymnasium by a competent instructor
at twenty-five cents a month for each
pupii. Dr. Stoddard announced his
scheme to his Bible class Sunday. He
says he wants to keep the members of
his flock from the evils of public acad-
emies.
Flatted Their Way to I.lhortf.
Columbia, Mo., Dee. )7.—James
Turner and Charles Holt, in jail for
stealing hogs, cscaped last night in a
novel manner. A fishing pole against
tho iron door of their cell was taken,
bedding torn into strips for a line.and
a barrel hoop made into a hook. With
this contrivr nce a desk drawer in
^ivhich the cell keys had been tempor-
arily placed was reached, the keys se-
cured, the jail door opened and escnpe
effected.
Much Wanted Mun (aught
Albany, N. Y., Doe. Id—Chief Wil-
lard last night received a message
from Detective McCann announcing
tho capture of Albert S. Warner at
Riley, Kan. Warner was the chief
conspirator in tho kidnaping of little
Johnny Conway last August N. C.
Blake and Joseph M. Hardy are now
serving terms of fifteen years each in
Dannemora prison for complicity in
the crime.
Frlnce Ilenry Off for China.
Kiel, Dec. 18.—The German cruisers
jenon and Deutschland sailed for
Chinese waters yesterday morniug.
The harbor presented a most ani-
mated picture. The shores were
thronged with people, and a number
of naval officers occupied the Barba-
rossa bridge. Princo Henry entered
his launch, and was cheercd as the
boat left tho shore.
Cotton Strike Frohahla
Fall River, Mass., Dec. 17.—The
ipirit of unrest is strong in the breasts
of the operatives of this city over tho
approaching reduction of wages. Sec-
retary Thomas O'Donnell of the Mule
Spinners' association says it is the
unanimous opinion of the spinners
that the reduction should be lesisted.
A big strike is looked for.
Monte Carlo will Continue.
Moxte Carlo, Dec. IB,—A further
concession for fifty years hus bec*n
granted to the Casino com pan}'.
Canterherrv I'lettdi Guilty.
Hutciunso.v, Klin., Dec. hv —a F.
Canterberry, president of the defunct
State Bank of Hutchinson, pleaded
guilty to the charge of wrecking that
institution and was fined 81,00.) and
Kxpn><« Office I* Itohhcd.
ikdbpksfdexck, Kan.. Dec. Jd. —The
Wei Is-Fargo express office, at tho
junction of the *> unt.L Fe and tho
Frisco railroads at Cherry vale, was
robbed of about 8500.
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