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Lila smiled at the captains views regard

Lila smiled at the captains views regard
ing her intended restoration.
Your advice agrees with my wishes. but
don't quite think it does with my con-
SCIENCE" she said. but will get the
billet
1t proved to be as much of puzzle to the
captain as to Lila. So they had to wait for
its solution until land was reached.
That time soon arrived, and Lila was
soon domiciled with her relatives, who had
almost given mp all hope of welcoming her,
thinking that the ship Hilda must have
shared the fate of others which had been
given up for lost.
One evening the captain called to see her,
accompanied by his learned son, who war so
shy and constrained in his manner that
Lila at first thought him very uninterest-
the call was over, as he could talk German
with her like native, and once warmed to
his subject lost the ooldness which had at
first seemed to chill Lila.
The pet pigeon came in for his full share
of interest, although he did not prove to be
the old friend the captain had spoken Of.
The professor was able to translate the
contents of the billet, which was written in
one OF the sbstIuse tongues which he had
which had undoubtedly been penned in a
spirit of sportful romance by some young
scholar in foreign university and fastened
to homing pigeon. The writer little
thought how like prophecy the ensuing
events would make it seem.
Go forth. white bird to one whose maiden soul
Tell her that ns er the bIloWs thundesous roll
One waits her coming-her true knight
It has proved q true prophecy. Lila and
the professor are to be married in the
sprinR.-Boston Globe.
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pair to tho dining saloon for an English
Christmas dinner, with turkey and plum
pudding as the all important features This
year the Young crown prince will be per-
mitted to remain at table with his father,
the emperor, until the dinner is at an end,
but tho other little princes must
go to bed at seven O'Clock, as they
are still considered too young to
have healthful habits broken in upon by
permitting them to sit up late, even ON
Christmas eve. In another room dinner ia
served to the attendants. 1t never lasts
longer in either room than one hour and
thirty minutes
All the theatres in Berlin are closed on
Christmas eve, and even Santa Claus seems
to have abandoned the good old habit he
once had Of paying annual Visits TO the
children of the German capital, though in
the provinces good boys and girls await
with pleasureable anticipation and anxiety
the visit which they know will be made to
them BY the Christkindchen Christ child).
In Berlin nowadays there Is little or no
mystery about Christmas giftA and tAs
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they turn to the small tables surrounding
the tree. There is one table for each mem
Der OF the imperial family and for each
royal guest, and on each one Of these tables
gifts are deposited. Here, too, a charming
simplicity rules. the little princes, for ex-
ample, having special fondness for tin
soldiers, which they put through all man
ner of man9uvers as become the children
Of the ruling house of an empire famed for
its military prowess and greatness. They
keep this up until six O'Clock in the even
ing. when the whole family accompanies
the emperor to another room, known as the
'blue parlor.''
Here the attendants of the palace and
the court officials, about LEO in number. are
assembled. The emperor addresses them,
referring particularly to the character Of
the holiday season they are enjoying and
wishing them much happiness. Then he
distributes presents among them, and the
room remains . scene Of mcrrymakinQ,
with royalty keeping the ball in motion, till
seven o'clock, whom the emperor and em-
psess. together with their royal guests. re-
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pairs to the private rooms of the empress,
where the Christmas tree stands, decorated
for the enjoyment and benefit OF the little
princes. just as thousands of Christmas
trees are decorated on this side of the At
lantic for American boys and girls who en-
joy life without titles of any kind. Not a
whit more grand than in a typical Ameri-
can home is that Christmas tree in the royal
palace at Berlin. for although the emperor
loves his children and devotes much of his
time, especially in holiday season, to min
istering to their happiness, he insists that
they shall te educated to relish for the
simple and unpretentious pleasures of life.
and the wishes Of great emperor in mat
tiers Of this kind are pretty sure to be re-
spected by his entire household. So is it
that the children Of the German imperial
family gaze with delight on the bright and
pretty tri6es with which their tree 10 loaded
down, and their happiness is not for mo
ment dimmed by the suspicion that any
better effect could be obtained from more
ostly OF more elaborate ornaments. Then
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THE PIGEONS MISSION.

For days the shipwrecked crew had been
starving in an open boat at sea, and no
hope of seeing land had dawned for them.
Among the passengers was an orphan, Lii
la Brente, who had endeared herself to ev-
cry one by her winning ways. Her pet car
rier pigeon had followed her into the boat
when they escaped from the wreck. but one
day it flew away and she was inconsolable.
It returned, however, after few days,
and just as they had sighted q ship coming
to their relief.
Now comes the wonderful part Of my
story.
The man at the wheel was steering in an
entirely opposite direction from the one
which would have brought his vessel to the
relief of the shipwrecked crew, when!
white bird flew against his face and futtered
its wings in such way that the astonished
sailor did not dare to open his eyes while
the assault continued, The captain wit
messed this singular occurrence, and being
said:
ut strikes me that there is q meaning in
this. We must change our COURSE"
Owing to this the course of the brig was
changed, and by means of it many lives
we're saved. as We have seen.
After this Lilla's pet pigeon was, MS ia
natural. considered most wonderful bird,
and was made the theme for talk for DAYS
after the rescue, while Lila herself lay
Frustrated upon bed of sickness. The re-
action from despair to hope had done what
her distress had not been able to do, and it
was long before she was we'll enough to
come upon deck.
When she did she was but shadow of
herself; but youth rallies quickly and she
soon was as merry and blooming as before:
his heart warmed toward Lila in fatherly
manner.
81 have son at home," he said to her
one day. who would give his eyes for a
pigeon like that" pointing to Lilla's pet.
which was, a. usual, perched upon her
the ways of dumb creatures that he's good
for nothing else. Not but he's made good
thing of it, for he is now professor of some
department of q college which deals in just
such things. He corresponds with learned
men all over the world. and I'm proud of
him, if do say 80, who shouldn't. He is
greatly taken with this kind of carrier
let an ' educated East Indian o tax. le
homo one of his pet birds with the under
standing that he should let him loose when
he got home, and wing his way back. bring
arrival. But Perry had never .eard from
him. or hadn't when was home last time.
He says most probably some accident hap
pened on his homing trip"
How long ago was it?' asked Lila.
ut was about two years SINCE
found my pigeon lying almost wounded
to death just about that time." said Lila.
"And he had note tied under his wing with
the oldest looking writing ON it ever saw.
shouldn't wonder If it came from the East
Indies; will get the note and show you. l
saved it, meaning to be honorable and let
the pigeon take it to its proper owner when
could make up my mind 70 part with the
pretty creature" And Lila put her bright
lips to her pets white breast with loving
gesture.
Don't do anything Of the kind. You've
got an indebted right to the bird. That
would b IN excess Of honesty
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WAITING FoR SANTA CLAUS.

gins With service in the chapel of the cas-
tie at four o'clock on the afternoon of Dec.
=. The service, which lasts not longer
than forty-fve minutes, is in accordance
With the rites Of the Lutheran church. and
u attended BY all the members of the royal
family. Its chief feature is the music of
the cathedral choir, body OF singers re-
nowned the world over for its exesllence.
Services ct an end the imperial family 70
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win he Open Every Evening.

During the present month all of the dry
goods stores in the city will have their
places of business open during the evening.
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own parents, visit the castle, whore An ems
tertainment is provided for them. It il a.
ways sure to be of an enjoyable nature, and.
has become very popular with the cadets.
Young ladies of the noble families are also
invited to BIO present. and their presence.
ndds greatly to the interest Of the occasion,
Christmas eve celebrations, however, il
Berlin are much more elatorate and can-
orally participated in than are celebrations.
on Christmas day. although the dnv:
throughout the German empire is. 81.
course, kept from morning until night a 8
holiday.
Copyright.
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Fancy raisins, currants, citron, new figs.
dates. pure maple sugar and syrup. Extra
mince meat for family use at the we'll
knows grocery house of Turner q Co.
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Gods blessing to ankinm d. say thousands
who have been cured by the celebrated Oregon
Kidney Tea. q. X. T.
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Make Your Choice.

Make your choice of holiday presents at
ID. Toms while the stock is complete.
special discount to Sunday schools and
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DR.. Henleys English Dandelion Tonic cures
indigestion and constipation and tones up the
entire syttam.
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We Have

Arc You going to tho KniRhts of Labor
Ball Tuesday, tho 10Th.
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THE BETROTHED.

"You must choose between me and your cigar.
Open your old cigar box. get ms Cuba stout.
For things are running crossways, and Maggie
We guarded about Havanas; We fought DER
And j know she is exciting, and she says am
brute.
Open the old cigar box, let me consider a space;
In the soft blue veil of the vapor, muslhg on
Magsie's face.
Maggie is pretty to look at. Maggie's loving
But the prettiest cheeks must wrinkle. ths truest
of loves must part
There's peace in q Laranaga, there's calm in a
But the lest cigar in IN hour is finished and
thrown away.
Thrown away for another IS perfect and ripe
But Could not throw away Maggie for fear O.
the talk O. the town!
VIII ne1ei another Maggie to purchase for love
gold.
And the light Of days that have been, the dark Of
And LOVES S i torch sinking and stale, like the
butt of q dead cigar.
The butt of dead cigar you are bound to keep
in your pocket,
With never q new one to light tho it's charred
and black to the socket.
Open the old cigar box, let me consider awhile,
Here is . mild Manila, there is wifely smile.
Which i the better portion, bondage bought
Or harem Of dusky beauties. fifty tied in a
string?
Counsel!ors cunning and silent, comfortels tree
And never q one of the fifty to sneer at rival
bride.
Thought in the early morning, solace in time of
woes,
Peace in tie bush of the twilight, balm ere my
This will theffty give me. asking nausht in re-
With only. suttee's passion, to do their duty
and burn.
This will fifty give me. When they are spent
Five times other fifties shall be my servants in
stead.
The fprrows Of far-off Java, the isles of the
Whom s tRaa sa. Main 8. + .;,, .ona ~.
my brides again. - :.
will take no heed to their rainment, NOR food
for their mouths withal,
So long as the gnlls are nesting, so long as the
l will scent 'em with best vanilla, with tea will
temper their hides,
And the Moor and the Mormon shall envy who
read of the tale of my brides.
For Maggie has written letter to give me my
choice between
The wee little whiml,ering Love and the great
god Nick O'Teen;
And have been servant of Love for barely .
twelve-month clear,
ut have been Priest Of Partagas . matter of
seven year;
And the gloom of my bachelor days is hecked
with the cherry Light
OF stumps that burned to Friendship and Pleas
ure and Work and Fight.
And turn my eyes to the future that Maggie
and must prove.
But the only light on the marshes is the will-o'.
the wisp of Love.
Will it see me safe through my journey, or leave
me begged in the mire?
Since . puff Of tobacco can cloud it, shall fol-
Open the old cigar box. let me consid sr anew:
Old friends, and who is Maggie that 1 should
abandon you?
million surplus Magsies are willing to bear
And . woman Is only woman, but good cigar
is Smoke.
Light me another Cuba; hold to my first sworn
vows,
If Maggie will have no rival, I'll have no Maggie
for spouse.
-Rudyard Kipling
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Take it before breakfast" becanss il
Will sive you IN appetite. regulate the bowels
and cleanse the System of all impufities-Or
Henley 3 knslish D1ndelion Tonic. Sold svry-
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Genuine Blue Points on the half shell. Motor
Office
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Women's Felt Slippers. Fifty Gents
And upwards at New England Shoe Store.
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Cut Flaxan

Gus. FlowerA
Choicest selections always on hand
Prices reasonable. Enquire 10 Rroadxax.
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SEVEN DROWNED.
A Party of Eight Young Men 60 Boating at
Boston and Seven Are Drowned.

A Party of Eight Young Men 60 Boating at
Boston and Seven Are Drowned.
BosToN, June 9.-About six o'clock
yesterday morning a party Of eight
young men started for fishing excur-
sion in sailboat When they were
about one mile from Thompson's island,
In Dorchester bay, the boat was struck
by squall and capsized, All but one
were swimmers, but instead Of trying to
swim ashore they tried to climb into
the boat which was so heavily ballasted
that their weight would force her be-
meath tho surface leaving them strug-
Cling in the water In this manner the
strength of the men were exhausted and
they sank one by one until but one was
left.
The survivor, Walter Quinlan, had
sunk for the last time when the boat In
rising came up under him, lifting him
above the surface. He fioated in an un-
conscious condition for some time, when
the boat was seen from the shore by
employees OF the gas works at Cow Pas
ture Point, who went out. brought him
to shore and resuscitated him.
The drowned were: Lawrence Nc
Tiernan, aged "a years, and John Sulli-
van, aged "a, living in Charlestown; Al
bert Lombart, 20, of Boston; James
Husband, II. Thomas Troy, Is, and Jo-
seph Tufts rs, Of South Boston. and
Edgar Maloney, aged is, of Dorchester.
McTiernan left wife and child; the
others were unmarried.
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OFFICIALS wREcKED.
DICK HAYES CONFESSION.


The Confession of the Alabama Brute
Finally Made Public.
BiRMINGHAM, Ala, June 6.-The writ
ten confession OF DICK lIawes. the no.
torious wife and child murderer, will
never be published IN book form, as
was expected. Last night a representa-
tive OF the Press News Association
learned the contents Of the confession
and the following details Of the crime
which clear up some Of its mysteries
are made public for the first time.
Hawes states in a confession that he did
not con ontemplate the murders until the
Friday night before they we're COM
mitted. 1t was then his wife re-
fused TO leave the city as she had
promised TO do, and the plan OF
putting her out of the way for
good was quickly decided upon. De-
tectives have been hunting in vain for
the conveyance Hawes was supposed to
have used to remove her body TO the
lake and his confession clears up that
part Of the mystery. His wife and child
were induced to drink some liquor until
both we're intoxicated and then under
some pretext they were taken to the
lake and murdered on the banks and
thrown in. They were not killed
at the house, as has always been
supposed. He says negro wom-
an, Fannie Bryant, who was con-
victed as an accomplice assisted him
from the beginning to the end and when
the bloody work was finished they swcre |
a terrible oath never TO betray each |
other II arrested they swore to die |
without betraying each others secret |
The confession admits that Fanny Bry- /
ant told the truth in her testimony that /
IIawes took little May from her house
Monday night. May would have been
murdered on Saturday night, but they 1
could not induce her 70 drink liquor and /
another plan had TO be adopted gei
rid OF her In concluding the confess
sion Hawes wrote that he fully de-
served the fate in store for him and he
wanted no one TO die for his crime.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-06-12
rrRsoNAL AND roIrr1nAI-

NEITHER Kansas nor Missouri has a
representative on the Republican Con-
gressional Campaign Executive Com
mittee.
THE German Lutheran Anti-Bennett
Educational law convention was held at
Milwaukee, Wis, on the 4th. Resolu-
tions we're adopted denouncing the law.
CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER has been re-
nominated by the Democrats OF the
Thirteenth Illinois district
Tnr British House OF Commons has
rejected the bill for the construction OF
tunnel under the British channel be-
tween England and France.
SPEAKER REED has been renominated
by the Republicans OF the Maine First
Congressional district
CHANCELLOR CApmvI had fall from
his horse at Berlin on the 5th. Wild
rumors were afoat, but he was not seri-
ously hurt
THE President and Mrs Harrison left
Washington on the 9th on the United
States vessel Dispatch for a short season
of recreation on the Potomac river and
Chesapeake bay.
IHE grand medical prize at atGoettingen,
Germany, has been awarded to DR. d.
r. Phillips, medical student from
Leavenworth, Kan.
DISORDER has broken out among the
Somali tribes and there has been fight
ing and looting of Meurkaand and Kis-
mayu. The Sultan OF Zanzibar has sent
reinforcements The great tribe OF
Yaos at Kilwa has declared hostilities
TO all Europeans
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SAC AND FOX LANDS.
Agreement Reached and Nearly 100000
Acres of Land Open For settlement.

Agreement Reached and Nearly 4OO,OO
Acres of Land Open For settlement
SAC AND Fox AGENCY, !. r., June a.
The Sacs and Foxes have come 10 an
agreement with the Indian Commission
and the articles will be put in formal
shape to-day, and as there is no Objec-
tion from any of the tribe or the Com
missioners, there is no doubt but that IN
a few months the Government will have
395, 900 acres OF fertile soil ready for
white settlers
The agreement was finished late sat
urday evening, after whole day Of con-
ference between the Commissioners and
the Council.
In the morning Chief KeolSuk an
nounced that the Council was willing
that the Government should pay the
Indians Sl9l, 200, provided they would
be allowed to select lands where they
should choose. The proposition OF the
Commissioners that s4s5 600 should be
paid II the Indians should take theiT
allotments south Of the Deer Fork and
s40O 600 II they wanted the whole reser-
vation to pick from. 1t can be thus
seen that the only material difference
between the Commission and the Coun-
ell was regarding the location Of the
severalty lands
The 3a5, 600 acres OF land which the
Government has obtained for settle
ment is already being made the subject
Of prospecting tours ly large numbers
of eager whites.
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William Berger, a Chicago mechanic,
has just completed a romantic love affair
by marrying Katharine Dietrich, the
daughter Of an Austrian noble man
They were lovers in the old country,
but Katharine's father opposed the suit.
and William came TO this country, raised
$500 and returned. The young couple
gave the obdurate papa the slip and
we're welded on their arrival in New
York.
Henry NJ. Stanley is believer in the
policy Of colonizing the Upper Congo
valley Of Africa with colored immigrants
from the United States
A floating American exposition is the
scheme proposed by George 5. Bowen,
Of New York, for the edification Of
South America He wants merchants
and manufacturers to At out a ship with
a varied collection Of American prod
ucts and send an expedition to South
American ports to display and introduce
the goods
A Californian has secured a divorce
rom his " ife because she batted him
with button hook.
The olive tree lives 10 a great age.
One lately destroyed at Beauiieu had
record Of FIVE centuries and was thirty
six feet in circumference.
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ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES

TIM Egypt an Government has paid
to Captain Casah for Emin Pasha more
than s25,o as Emins salary for seven
years as Governor of the Equatorial
province in Africa.
THE members OF the Philadelphia Ath-
letics and the Rochester baseball teams,
with Umpire Toole, have been arrested
on the charge Of playing baseball on
Sunday at lrondequoit, N. Y.
EXPORTS to run street cars on the Con-
solidated railway at Columbus, o., on
the 9th proved abortive, the police being
unable to do any thing against the ex-
cited strikers
THE Silver bill and Vests Cattle
transportation bill were before the
Senate on the 9TH. But little was trans
acted In the House the Committee Of the
District OF Columbia having the floor.
THE President and his family have re-
turned TO Washington from Fortress
Monroe.
JuDGE BARRErr, of the New York
City Supreme Court, has remitted the
81 900 fine imposed on Alderman John
O'Neill Of the 1854 doodle" board. now
in States prison, and he will be re-
leased
THREE men we're crushed 10 death by
a cavern while getting out iron ore at
Princevilie, Ky, recently.
REcoRDER SNYTIE, Of New York, has
sentenced Broker George H. Pell, Of
Sixth National Bank wrecking fame, to
Imprisonment az hard labor for seven
years and six months in the State
prison.
THE Hyde & Behman Theater, Brook
lyn, y. Y, has been destroyed by fire.
Loss, slOo. 600.
MAJOR WIssNANN. German Commits
sioner TO East Africa. has arrived at
Suez on his way from Zanzibar to Ber-
lin. lie reported Emin Pasha in fine
health.
THE SIS. 600 elevator at West Memphis
built for the Kansas City railroad
burned the other morning. E. c. Adams,
Of Atehison. Kan. the contractor. who
had just completed the building and was
sleeping in the second story, was lost.
lie was seventy-five years old.
THE Atlanta lGa) rifles won first
money (s2, 50ol in the Interstate infant
~ drill at Kansas City. No.
FoUR childrcn-Maggie Baker and
Lola, Annie and Charlie Seib-were
drowned recently at Rapid City. Ill
They we're boating when they ran
against a snag.
A DISASTROUS FIRE Of supposed incen- I
diary origin has occurred at Charleston.
S. G. -Four or Eve buildings we're de-
stroyed.