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victoria's Throne.

The English throne, used in the
coronation ceremonies of the kings
and queens Of Great Britain, and
which is so splendid in its covering OF
rich silks, yelvets and gold, is, in fact,
simply an old oak chair of antique
pattern. 1t has been used on all state
occasions for the last 600 years and
perhaps even longer, many reputable
writers claiming that they have dis
covered traces of its existence prior to
the eleventh century. Ages of use
have made the old oak framework as
hard and as tough as iron. The back
and sides of this chair throne were
formerly painted in various colors, all
sof which are now hidden by heavy
1iangings OF satin, silk and velvet The
magic powers attributed to the old
relic lies in the seat. which is made Of
q heavy, rough-lo oking sandstone 26
inches il. length, III inches in width
and 19a inches in thickness. Long be-
fore il was wrapped in velvet and
trimmed in gold, to be used by the
Tudors and the Stuarts, this old stone
Of stones served as a seat during the
coronations Of the early Scottish
king X. Star.
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!, MY RIVAL.

Somehow just then the drowsy smile DER
came
The restless dimple midway of her chin;
And sleeps moist finger quenched the hazel
flame
Her curling Iashes jealousy hedge in.
How sweet her slumber is, my thoughts di-
vine;
I'm sure yellow love-lock strays athwart
The coverlet as it it sought to shine
Close to the happy beating of her heart.
She dreamsl-but not ofme. To well know
Whose image sways her sordid little soul;
A stalwart gentleman this favored beau,
Not young, and rather stout upon the
whole.
His head hath white of many winters frost,
His beard is hoar, his brow is marked OF
time;
But in good stead of graces he has lost
The beauty of his treasure is sublime
In fact had some worthy gifts Of him
Myself in days not passed beyond my
mind;
IT'S true his kindness now looks somewhat
dim.
AS bygone favors often do, I find
Get on this Christmas eve they give me pause
And lend me grace his triumph to survive
Reign over her in peace, friend Santa Claus,
She'll fiout your claims next year when she
is fve
Eva Wilder McGlasson
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'I'm waiting for Santa Claus" an

'I'm waiting for Santa Claus an
swered the jumping7jack.
Waiting for Santa Claus!" laughed
the old clock; "why, you don't sup
pose Santa Claus is going to bring
you anything, do your
II need it bad enough said the
jumpingjack; 81 fell into the wash
basin three weeks ago, and by the
time | was pulled out and dried I
lost all the beautiful red stripes and
yellow buttons off my coat; and this
left eye of mine faded from a lovely
purple into a dirty lavender. / have
been the sickest jumping jack in town
ever since
ooh, pshaw!'' said the old clock;
Handsome is that handsome does;
lick tock!'
"But I shall be all right in the
morning. said the jumping jack,
''for my little mistress Bertha put me
here by the fire tonight, and whisper
ed up the chimney, Please, Santa
Claus, bring a new eye and new suit
of clothes for jumping-jack, and
please. Santa Claus, bring me a nice
big box of candy"
$50 you like Bertha, do your" ask
ed the clock.
"No, not very much" said the
jumping.jack; 'tshe dropped mein the
Wash-basin, you know, and then. too,
she makes me jump when l don't
want to. Last week she pulled me
so hard that the string broke
sSque-ea-ea-eak!' said another
small voice, and the little blue mouse
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Prize Paid.

Mr.. F. J.. Carlyle, one of the proprietors of
the Delmonico Hotel, has just received $15,-
600 by express from New Orleans, being one.
twentieth Of the capital prize Of 100000 in
the drawing for October of The Louisiana
State Lottery. A few days before the draw
ing took place he tried to dispose of his
tickets, 1856 among them, but without
success. Something very peculiar and in.
teresting attended the success of CARLYLE. Al
short time ago he and Mr.. Marshall, book
keeper for Schwabacher Bros, entered into g.
compact that if one was ever SO lucky as to
draw the capital prize he would give the
other 10 per cent. of his drawing. AS soon
as be received his money, Mr.. Carlyle hunted
up Mr.. Marshall and counted out 81, 500 to
the surprised gentleman. He had forgotten
about the agreement but Mr. Carlyle had
not. The Louisiana State Lottery is per-
fectly reliable, and those with the most con
scientious scruples can invest in it. Ii is
merely one form of speculation. The Walia
Wallans are very much pleased with the
honorable way IN which the company treated
their fellow citizen. Walla WaIla Wash. !
Statesman, Nov. 8. s
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orally known. I think not. The cleo.
trio piano plays just as well as can
possibly be done with hands and fin
gers, and all the express sion and all
the accuracy are there. But never
theless it is not the skilled pianist
with intelligent fingers and sympa-
thetic face who is producing the mu-
sic, and one listens to it with dis
tinct feeling that something is lack
ing. One wants to see the person
who, is making the music. The in
vention, | suppose will be used large
~ in concerts, where several pianos are
needed and good time must be kept,
and it may do much good in teach
ing. But nothing mechanical can
ever take the place Of the trained pi-
ano musician. Pianist in St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
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the jumping-jack, and-To, that
wasn't it! I am to paint Bertha-no,
I'm sure / don't remember what he
did tell me to do, but here is the
candy and here are the paints!''
You see that he had forgotten all
about what he came for. Wasn't
that just like a boy?
just then wicked thought came
to the jumping-iack. He winked his
one eye at the little blue mouse, as
much as to say, '1You help me out in
this story and I'll make it all right
with you" Then the jumping jack
said to the boy, II know all about
this, and tell you what to do. The
box OF candy is for me, and you are
to paint Bertha. You'll find her in
the crib over there. Put some red
stripes and yellow buttons on her,
and don't forget to give her new
purple left eye
That's rightP' squeaked the little
blue mouse.
The old clock was SO surprised that
it could only say 'tick-tock, tick
tock," over and over again, and
these stick-tocks' were so sad that
tears Of sorrow filled the eyes of the
needles in the work basket on the la
BILE. &
The boy was foolish enough to be-
lieye the wicked jumping jack. Sohe
handed over the box of candy, and
then-oh horribie!- went to the
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peeped out from under the wardrobe.

peeped out from under the wardro be.
sSquearea-e leak! and don't like
Bertha eitherl' she said.
"Tick-tock, tick-tock!" said the old
clock aand why don't you like Ber-
tina, Mistress Blue Mouse?"
"She frightens me,o answered the
little blue mouse, land she pets the
horrid old cat. No, / could never
like a child that keeps such bad com
pany. Depend upon it, no child that
keeps company with a cat ever came
to any good end -squea-ea-e reak!''
Now, while the old clock and the
jumping-jack and the little
blue mouse talked together,
Bertha lay fast asleep in her
little crib, and the old clock and
the jumping-jack and the little blue
mouse were still talking and Bertha
was still fast asleep when there came
the sound OF sleigh-bells and then
the noise Of some slipping down the
chimney.
But instead of Santa Claus there
came out OF the chimney and stood
on the hearth a very fat and very
sleepy-looking boy. He wore fur
clothes and fur cap, and the first
thing he did was to yawn.
You're not Santa Claus, are your"
asked the Jumping jack.
| "Ofcourse he isn't!'' said the old
clock. q know Santa Claus for I've
seen him twenty times!"s
mo, I'm Santa Claus boy,' said
the boy; and then he yaWned again,
for he was very sleepy.
"What on earth are you doing
here at this time of night?" asked
the jumping-jack.
t'Why, father was so busy" said
the boy, 'sthat he sent me down here
with this box of candy and this box
of paints. One of them is for-let
me see-he said to give the candy to
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good joke. sNoW, I have cot even
with that child, . said he: g She wont
make me jump-no not for another
year at leastl''
The little blue mouse laughed, too.
OF course, she got all the candy, and
she ate SO much of it that for the
next week her doctor did nothing but
give her paregoric, and he told her
that if, in the meantime, she tasted
any cheese it would be the death of
her, sure!
AS for Bertha, she got the worst Of
it, OF. course, for there she was all
painted up like a jumping-jack' with
a big purple left eye. She couldn't
speak or do anything else unless
somebody pulled the string, and she
had to stay that way a whole year,
until Santa Claus came around him
self and fixed things. When Santa
Claus did come back he took the evil
jumping..jack away with him and
changed him into a nut-cracker. So
now the evil jumping jack has to work
harder than ever before, and nobody
is a bit sorry, I'm certain. But the
| old clocksings "tick-tock, tick-tock,' 2
just the same as before, and once when
[ sat listening to this strange music,
which will go on long after you and
| are done with Christmas times the
old clock paused in it's solems singing
to tell me the story [ have just told
you, and the old clock knows many
other pretty stories which may at
some future time repeat. -Pittsburg
Bulletin.
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Difficulty Easily Surmounted
Francis Nautet, the Belgian. who

; >Se0 oSS3 INV OOlS3ACI13 liz
undertook to travel from Brussels to
Paris in a conveyance drawn by a
couple of handsome dogs, was pass,
ing through Louvroll, a small coun-
try town in the Departmental Nord,
when the mayor, on the strength of
the Grammont law against cru
city to animals, forbade him to pro-
coed. Mr.. Nautet thereupon had re-
course to a capital expedient for
overcoming the mayors scruples.
He packed his dogs into the cart and
dragged the conveyance through the
town himself, When he had got
clear OF the boundary Of the town
ship, the Belgian exchanged places
with the dogs, and completed his
trip to Paris without any further
hindrance. French Exchange.
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The Electric Piano.

I have been asked dozens of times
if the new invention that plays the
piano by an electric attachment will
not decrease the number ofstudents OF
pianoplaying wheni comesto be gen
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you're Another. !"

A small boys class in natural his
tory. Professor: '.Animals that have
no feet and crawl along the ground are
called reptiles. Who can give me an
example OF a reptile?' Young Brown:
ssA worm" Professors: Excellent
Now will some boy think of a second
reptile?n Young Jones: aAnother
WORM -
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THE EVIL JUMPI!NG-JACK.
BY EUGENE FIELD.

Christmas Eve the old clock stood in
the corner and sang "tick-tock, tick
tock," until everything else in the
room had gone to sleep-eyeryt thing
except the jumping-jack.
"Tick-tock," said the old clock,
and then it looked at the Jumping
jack and asked, SsWhy haven't you
gone to sleep, too?"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-25
An ideal Christmas.

An Ideal Christmas.
Il was Christmas day, anybody
could tell it; sleigh bells rang out
more crisp and clear than usual; the
sun was mightier. the air was sharper,
men stepped more briskly along the
streets, the chimes sounded sweeter,
the sleigh bells tinkled more merrily;
and ifthat WASH t enough to convince
the most skeptical he could look at
the heading OF the mornings news
paper.
'sHa!" cried Mr.. Scriggles, as he
limped out of bed; "beauviful day!
beautiful, and indeed Christmas; Mrs.
Scriggles isn't awake yet either. I'll
get ahead of her this time. Merry
Christ -
'sScriggles, has the servant got
that fire started yet?
Il don't know, dear; | was just
going down to see about it. Merry
Christ -
'Scriggles, Iwould like to have So
to give the church. Have you got
any money left from last night?"
Certainly, [ kept $25 exclusively
for Christmas, I'll leave the five on
the dressing-case for you"
/ He skipped gaily down stairs just
in time to meet the upstairs girl. =
"Good mornin', Misther Scriggles,
Merry Christmas and Christmas.
gift
Certainly Bridget, here's couple
of dollars for you"
The cook was just emerging from
the kitchen when he arrived at the
door
christmas gift, massa Scrlggles.'
Certainly, Arabella, here's ~ for
you.'
Breakfast was eaten and Scriggles
presented his wife with a bonnet which
she said was horrid, and she gave him
cane to add to his collection, which
numbered something over a dozen.
He then took the street-car down
! town,
"Mornin, 1nassa Scriggles," said
his bootblack. ''Christmus gif'." /.
Yes, Sam; here's dollar for you"
"Christmas gift, Mr. Scriggles," said
the elevator boy.
eyes, Of course; here's a dollar for
you =
Christmas gift. Mr.. Scriggles,"
said the office boy in cheerful tone
which was good for 81.
"Ah, good day, madam said he
to the lady to whom he found seated
in his chair. CHERRY Christmas to
you, Pm sure. ~
81 am glad to see that you have
the true Christmas SPIRIT" she said.
cit augurs favorably formy Grand"
"What can do for you, ma'am?"
ri am working in the cause of
charity" she replied. ri am solicit
ing subscriptions for the natives of
Patagonia. Ihope I may put you
down for $1O.'
Mr.. Scriggles said certainly, and
handed her the money. ..
The janitor and two scrub ladies
also made successful calls. He had
to compromise with the latter on
fifty cents apiece.
AU dDOuU y ClOck Mr. Scr1SSleS
concluded to start for home. AS he
reached the sidewalk he felt in his
vest pockets, then in his trousers
pockets. A slight look of annoy
ance crossed his face.
cherry Christmas; said CHEEKY
voice.
"Oh, how are you, Brown; yes, to
be sure. DO you happen to have a.
car ticket in yonr pocket?"
''No, I haven't"
"Any changer
enc not red"
When Scriggles reached homei it was
about $50. He dragged himself
YEARLY through the door and flung
himself on the lounge
"Did you have a pleasant Christ
MAST" asked his wife.
Christmas be blamed was the
only reply as he Topped over on his
side with his face to the wall Mer
chant Traveller.
, 1889-09-11

the Newmarket Club and arrested so
persons.
Lord Randolph Churchill, in a speech at
Machynlleth, opposed Home Rule and dis.
establishment of the Church of Wales.
The Marquis of Harrington at Bradford
said he was not in favour of a fusion of
the Unionists and Conservatives, which he
did not think possible or advisable as
regards their future name.
New York, Sept. 1Oth.-Londop news
states that O'conuor, the Canadian, has
been defeated in the scnlling race for the
worlds championship on the Thames by
Searle the Australian.
The Paris Municipal Authorities gave q
banquetlyesterday to Mr.. Edison.
The Bishop of Sees has protested against
the recent circular, declaring that it wounds
the dignity and patriotism of the clergy
who claim their rights as French citizens.
The Shah has decorated. with the Order
OF the Sun, the French Engineers, Alphand
and B0uvard.
A Copenhagen despatch announces
that King Christian has decorated Captain
Knudsen of the ill.fated steamer "Dan-
mark
New York, September 10th.
Flour, st Lawrence, pr. brl. $4.35.
Meal, best OraiIdywine, per bril-, S2.75.
heavy Mess Pork, per Orl., not quoted.
New Seasons Pork, per brl., l24 to l33. Mar
ket excited.
S,rar Crystals, per Id ST.
f. to CIR, per 10. 81.
EngllshlslandsMolaS so test, per gal. soc.
, 1889-09-11

Ladies of what our friends the French
call "a certain age will no doubt be glad
to hear thatat the 'D~ynamOdermiG institute
OF Paris" the tel tale wrinkles on their fair
features can be removed by electricity. 1t
was NinOn tie LenclOS. who said, when
observing on herself the effects OF advanc.
ln1 age, that had She been the creator OF
womAnkind, she would have consolidated
all the wrinkles on the heels OF tue fair
sex; and if the antique COquette were now
alive she would positively worship the
Sous of Science who have discovered u
means of utilizing "EiectrolySis" for the
perennial preservation OF beauty Accord
Ing TO DR.. VerrOy, who writes on the sub
let of the new way Of becoming 'beautltuI
tor ever" the method known rs "ElectrO
lySlS" is brought To bear ON the wrinkles
wherever they appear ON the face. The
action OF he electricity repairs the wOrh out
epiGernis, uutrilies and reVivltieS 1T until
il rises mp into It's proper place, anu the
whole surface OF the skin becomes as smooth
as that of a yOuag person full OF bloom ana
beauty. The operation is dISagreeaOle to
the patient, but not painful, and It's Oene-
fetal effects are warranted by competent
medical authorities. In the meantime,
Sainle-Beuve.S diCtum that smiles produce
Wrinkles ought To DC Il CdutIOH W lHC Edhi
who should endtav"ur 10 cultivate lmlnO'
bilty OF countenanCe as much as possible,
so that they may not have to seek the AID
OF electricity too soon.-DGlg Telegraph.
To-day began in Gamer. the trial of a
man named Bonningre, who while employ
ed in the office of NJ. Hanssen, legal
adviser to one of the Embassies in Paris,
stole from him "A sum of money, as we'll as
certain diplomatic documents of consider
able Importance, which he sold to the
German Government. BOnningre appear
ed as a witness at the High Court of
Leipzig against a Danish officer, who was
convicted of high.treason, and sentenced
to ten years imprisonment in a fortress.
He is about twenty-six years of age, and
besides working for NJ. Hanssen-who is
Danish by birth, but now u naturalIsed
French citizen-he taught several foreign
languages. Tonight the prisoner was
condemned to eleven years penal servitude,
aud to ten years Subsequent introduction OF
residence i'll Paris.-Ibtd.
, 1889-09-11

Neera case will be finished t. morrow, and
that judgement will be given in about o
weeks time. ''
July 80.
A runner despatched a week ago with
letters for Mpwapwa has returned, and re.
ports that the road is blocked by Jnmbis
near Bagamoyo at a ferry, where three
French mission runners have been killed.
1t is expected that the Germans will at
tackthe insurgents shortly.-Times.
, 1889-09-11
EastAfricao

Zanzibar, July 80.
Captain WssimannI offers a reward of
1000 rupees for Bnshi:is head. BuShiri
has killed a German at Mpwapa with his
own hand.
Mangila road is reported to be open, and
quite safe. Mombasa is entirely quiet,
with the exception that some slight trou-
BILE exists with the Methodist missionary,
Mr.. Carthew, who refuses to acknowledge
the British Company'sIrights, and is still
.harbouring RUNAWAY slaves. The church
mission is working with the company.
1t is expected that the hearing of the
, 1889-09-11
Ms.
ST. CROIX

New York, Sept. 7th.-A terrible rx-
blv%iou occurred i'll u cartridge factory at
Az werp. hy which 800 persons were killed
and l.0o0 Injured. The damage to proper
~ is estimated ut a million francs.
London news states that Cardinal
Manning accompanied Ivy the Lord Mayor,
the Bishop of London, and Sir John
Lubbock have held ii conference with the
Dock Companies, at which it was agreed to
grant an increase OF wages to the wOrkmpn
from the beginning ct January. Tn"
Strikers Committee have advised the
men to accept the terms offered. The
President of the Wesleyan Conference
has assured the Strikers of the sympathy
of the Methodist body.
II is sta'rd that Burns. the Socialist
leader, has accepted an invitation to con
test Dundee in the labOur interest.
Paris dispatches state that Mr..
Gladstone, replying to an address of well
come, declared that the universe was in
debted to the French Republic for the
Exhibition.
The Minister of Justice has issued a
circular reminding the Bishops that III
France thu Clergy are prohibited by law
from taking part in elections, and that the
Government will proceed against offenders.
The Temps says that the Government
will not reply to General Boulangcr.
Dispatches received in London report
tina Captain WeisSmann has started for
Nipwapwa to punish the BnShiri for killing
the officer Nielsen of the East African
Company.
The death is announced of NJ. Maurice,
tue sou of the we'll known author George
Sands.
New York, Sept. 9th-The Sugar Re
finery OF Dick and Meyers was Yesterday
burned down. The loss is estimated at one
million and a half dollars.
Paris news states that the Bishop of
Marseilles has protested against the
circular issued by the Minister of
He affirms the right Of priests to intervene
in elections and other political affairs.
Mr.. Gladstone was escorted to the Eltel
Tower, which he assembled, and subsequent
~ attended a banquet. Replyingto the
toast of M. Leon Say, proposing his health,
he hoped that England and France would
always continue friendly.
A telegram from Antwerp states that
the 1re in the cartridge factory has been
extinguished. The arrest has been ordered
of NJ. COrvillain, the proprietor. King
Leopold and his Cabinet visited the Suf-
ferers in the hospital yesterday.
London advices state that the Strikers
have refused the offer of an increase of
wages in January, and it. is probable that
a compromise will be effected, making the
increase to date from the beginning of
November. -
The london Police have made a raid on
uJ5 q fis - AZ - Ynsef niItt ttf4i atE
, 1889-09-11
CHRIsTIANsTED

CHRIsTIANsTED.
Sent. r per schr.3 TigilGmt for st, Thomas
Miss Jane Knuthsen & servant, Cecilia
Francis. Master Genaro Gantier.
His fFxcellency the Governor left for st.
Thomas by the schooner NgilGnt on Satur7
day afternoon :"
81 lines of rain were recorded at the
Fort this morning.
The $. S. Barracuda is expected at
Frederiksted OF FRIDAY Q3th inst.)
en- route to New York.
The Church of England Temperance
Society will hold its annual fete this after.
MOI noonn and in the evening will give an enter
tainment in st. Johns Church S~ChoOlhohSe,
during which a collection will be made in
aid Of the fund for repairing the Church
organ. { M
The papers received from Windward
enable US to judge of the course OF the
recent STORM. The centre evidently passed
west of st. Kits, aud as it subsequently
passed east Of this island and st. Thomas,
il is clear that the course of the cyclone
was directed much more to the north than
is usual with these revolving storms III the
West Indies, and its later fury will be
spent on the open ocean.
The Eng. brig "Mary E. Bliss" 1873 tons,
Tanning, Master, arrived at FrederikSted
Yesterday from New York.
The 5. :. BERMUDA" $50 tons, Fraser,
Master. arrived at Frederiksted yesterday
from St. kits and left for New York.
, 1889-09-11

His Excellency the Governor left for st.
Thomas by the schooner NgilGnt on Satur-
day AFTERNOON. "
, 1889-09-11

81 lines of rain were recorded at the
Fort this. morning.
, 1889-09-11

The s. s. BarracOuta is expected at
Frederiksted OF FRIDAY Q3th inst.)
en- route to New York.
, 1889-09-11

CHRISTIANSTED.
Sept. z per schr. Vigilant for ST, Thomas
Jane Knuthsen & servant, Cecilia
Master Genaro Gautier.