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Western Kansas world., 1890-12-27

aunt, for sorely would we poor folks fare
these troublous times were it not for Sir
Humphrey and his good lady,"
"And you and your son are to come up
to the Hall tomorrow night, at early
candle-light, and join in the merry-mak-
ing in the big Kitchen" said Mistress
Margery.
Never fear, we will be on hand,
though verify / misdoubt Sir Humphrey
is as lightsome of heart as in years
agone. But how is your sister, Mistress
Elizabeth, this misty weather."
"Not so well as l could wish" !" sighed
Margery, the happy glow fading from
her face. "She declares that nothing
ails her, yet every day she gets thinner
and whittier, and seems to care not
whit for Christmas mummings, in which
she used to so delight"
"Alack, poor lady! No doubt she
pines for Master Harry. Such a bonny
young gentleman as he was, and so fond
of her, too! All, well-a-day! The king
is secure on his throne, but at a heavy
cost, trow! Marry, Mistress Margery,
is it true that you have never heard
aught Of the young master and know not
whether he be on earth or in heaven?"
"Never a word, and his name is never
mentioned at Green Court. Sir Hum
phrey disOwned him when he Joined the
Duke Of Monmouth's army, and says it
is as though he never had son."
sAlack, alackl And my lady?"
"Outwardly she agrees with her huS-
band, but sometimes / fancy her heart
cries nay. though she be as stanch
royalist as any of us"
"Lack-a-mercy! But was she not
mother first?"
"True, Goody, and much 1 wish my
Cousin Hal had not been so hot
headed and so foolish in his attachment
to that willy pretender. But, bless me!
the shadows are falling and / must away
at once; so goodnight to ye, and very
merry Yule."
II was a clear, crisp Christmas Eve, in
the year of our Lord 1855, and the "peace
and goodwill" of the happy, holy season
came with peculiar significance after
the turbulent waves of strife, dissension,
and direSt cruelty which during the past
twelve-month had swept over the land
and through which James Stuart had
passed to the throne of England, which
he now held, as it were, at the point of
the sword.
But winsome, 1s-year-old Margery
Dalrymple bothered her pretty head lit
tie about affairs Of state, as she skipped
lightly over the frozen ground in the
direction of the Hall, for her brain was
busy with things nearer home. "Ho,
no." she thought, scan Dame Creamy be
right and it be Hal Penderill that Bess
is wearying her dear heart out for!
Faith, and he was a merry lad,
and I loved him dearly myself!
l wish l could learn some tidings
of him with which to bring back the
roses to my sweet sisters cheek, but
alas! / fear he is dead, or if not, Sir
Humphrey would never allow him to
enter Green Court He is such stern
man and cares for scarce anything but
his dogs and the King"
These thoughts had hardly flashed be-
meath the brown curls'hidden in the blue,
wadded hood, when the little maid was
brought to startled StandStill, and
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Hardly Worth while.

II was once" writes Mr.. James
Payn, acquainted with q gentleman
who bought castle by the sea. He
got it, as he cheerfully informed me,
for song and was we'll aware that
there was something arniss with It; he
hattered himself it was ghosts, and
liked the notion of them as imparting q
feudal and ancestral air to his purchase.
When none of the country people called
upon him, he thought it was the drains.
Not till the north tower-with his
mother-in-law in it-fell into the sea
one night did he understand that it was
the encroachments of the sea that had
deprived him of society.
We knew you would be so short
time with u.s. explained sympathizing
neighbor who attended the funeral,
that it was hardly worth while to make
your acquaintance
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uttered an, exclamation of terror, asa
dark figure suddenly stepped from be-
hind stree and stood directly before her
in the lonely woodland path, saying in
low whisper, sHist, Margeryl For it is
Margery, swearl DOst thou not know
me, little one2"
at is-yes it must be Hal!s gasped
the girl, as soon as she found voice to
speak. @But lack-a-mercy! how you
frightened me, and why do you come here
in this secret fashion and that rustical
dress?H and the little lady glanced with
some disdain at the young mans coarse
breeches and leather jerkin.
@Because q fugitive dare not be seen
in velvet and lace rafles; but sweet
Western Kansas world., 1890-12-27

Cd. .fcr tAe burns are nothing compared
70 facing ny guardian and mentioning
tne name he has forbidden us 10 utter.
-Odds-hsh. girl He Is not an ogre to
soooIe you mp and warrant he would
give his wig for 9 chance to swallow his
grfoe with dignity, and welcome gallant
Hal home again.
Nay, nay, nay, l misdoubt that,
said Msrgory. Nevertheless, cast
Ing one loving glance at Bessie,
she walked w1SS a firm step, though .
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- cHRlarMAs-rtnR.

Al Christmas tide runs thro' the earth
Almighty pulse Of love,
A pulse that had its primal birth
IN heavenly halls above.
AZ ChrIstmas-tide tender thought
Throbs through the soul Of man,
The sympathy the Master taught
Oer-Fides the worldly ban.
At Christmas all selfshness
In dust deserted lies,
With spirits purified we bless
Christ's pattern sacrifice.
At Christmas tide with grateful tears
We turn to olden times,
And see thro' mists of vanished years
The martyr Of our crimes.
At Ohristmas-tide the nations lift
Glad chants and carolings
And paises to the God whose gift
A world redemption brings.
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Government Corn.

Farmers Boy-Pop. the corn husks
In the field are very thick.
Old Farmer-Thst means we're goin'
to have hard winter.
Boy-But the corn husks In that
other field are very thin.
Fsrmer-Huml I got that seed from
tn Agricultural Bureaulat Washinoton.
an ] shouldn't wonder If il was darn
fool enough to go by Greeley.-Nss0
York Weekly.
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THE PRIZE RAISIN.
A Christmas Story of the Seven
teenth Century.
BY AGNES CARR SAGE.

LESS your dear
heart, Mistress Mar
gerry, and thank ye
kindly for bringing
this heavy basket
down to me your
self, exclaimed
Dame Creamy, her
round, apple face
expanding into a
broad, b ca m IN G
smile, as she drew
forth the savory
articles of Christ
mas cheer sent her
from the great t
house. aPray bear
my humble thanks
and respects TO your
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wooa.n shoes Wait for Kris Kringle-

All over Germany Christmas is cele-
brated with much ceremony, and hun
dreds of little wooden shoes wait ior
Kris Kringle's coming There IS noun
ing that clings so tenaciously to the
childish mind as the advent OF Christ
mas
Western Kansas world., 1890-12-27

WE all want the elevator to waik for
rs. but when we are in we don't Ike -
see it kept waiting any longer for snv-
body else.-SomeTUjIIe Jossrnal
Western Kansas world., 1890-12-27

HARRY-She has Tilted me, and I
know I shall die. The dissppofntuent
viii kill me. Aunt Hannah-I know
how disappointments affects one. Harrv.
But you'll get over it. I felt lust e..
you do now when / set that yaller hsn
on thirteen eggs and only got lust ons
poor chick out Of the lot.
Western Kansas world., 1890-12-27

A DIAMOND merchant may speak o
his goods being of the p1rest WaterS
Int the milkman may not.
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The Indians Gifts to the Whites.

The Eastport Sen&inel notes that of
the two gifts which the Indian has made
to modern civilization-thc birch canoe
and the snow-shoe-thc canon appears
to be passing away, owing to the scarcity
of material. The Passamaquoddies are
now compelled to go away up under the
sh..dow OF Katahdin to find birches of
sufficient size to furnish the material for
building, and are themselves substituting
Canvas, which cost less and will bear
rougher handling. But the Indians
have given us the idea, even if the canoe
of the future be made of something
other than birch, and who knows but the
time may come when we shall have
some intelligent system of forestry and
plant trees as We now do corn and pota-
toes in systematic manner, without de-
pending for their growth on chance,
hampered by mans watchfulness and
greed for immediate Reconsideration
(Ne.) Journal.
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INSIGHT.

Isee with the spirits sight
That many nauseous weed of wrong
Has root in seed of right
For evil is good that has gone astray,
And sorrow is only blindness,
And the world is always under the sway
OF a changeless law of kindness
The commonest error truth can mako
:, Is shouting its sweet voice hoarsa
And sin is only the souls mistake
: In mislirecting its force;
And love, the fairest Of all fair things
!" That ever to men descended,
Grows rank with nettles and poisonous
things
Unless it is watched and tended.
There could not be anything better than this
Old world in the way 1t began,
Although some matters have gone amiss
J. From the great original plan;
And however dark the skies may appear,
And however souls may blunder,
tell you it all will work out clear,
For good lies over and under.
Ella ". IFilcor, in Ne,v lIorh Weekly.
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POPULAR SCIENCE.

IT is impossible to run at an altitude
of II, 900 feet above the sea.
.. A mountain of alabaster is supposed to
have been discovered about 159 miles
south of Denver, Col.
A Russian officer claims to have dis
covered in eggs an oil from which can be
made powerful explosive.
Artificial musk is a recent chemical
achievement, process for its production
having recently been patented IN Ger
many.
A Spanish inventor renders from grass.
hoppers fatty substance which is de-
clared to make the finest soap yet pro-
duced.
A new and improved compass for
ships use has just been introduced by
Lieutenants Diehl and Gibson, of the
United States navy.
In Russia the fields are being cultivated
by electrical appliances, the gain so far
being apparent more in time saved than
in increase of crops.
Sea air has been found to have a thick
ening effect upon the leaves of plants
and trees. Moreover, plants grown in
salted soil produce thicker leaves.
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for a teapot. For this purpose it is
filed with water and hung horizontally
over a fire. the "canal" at the mouth of
the shell being subsequently used for
spout. Also the triton is used in those
parts for horn, as are many other such
shells in various portions of the world
notably a Florida conch, which is used
down there as o dinner horn, and can
be heard for many miles. To blow
upon it, however, requires practice; a
novice would not be able to produce o
sound.
The largest shell in the Smithsonian's
possession is that of q giant clam, 300
pounds in weight, which inhabits the
Indian Ocean and occasionally seizcs in
its clutch pearl diver who is so un-
fortunate as to get his foot caught be-
tween its open jaws. 1t is choice with
such o victim between succumbing to
his fate and amputating the limb With
his own knife, for the byssus BY which
the monster is attached to the bottom
is as strong as a ships cable, and there
is no hope of the divers cutting him
self loose. 1t is worth mentioning, by
the way, that the so-called ''pearl
oyster" is not really an oyster at all,
but another sort of bivalvc with
scientific name too long to bother with.
One of the most priced of the museums
curiosities in the way of shells has its
convolu ions extended like those of
horn, instead of being wrapped up as in
ordinary shells. Freaks of this descrip-
tion are wcll-nigh unknown Washing
tOn STAR
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The Value Of KnOWledcc.

A Brooklyn manufacturer paid bill
without murmer the other day, simply
on account of the way it was worded, says
an exchange. His engineer found that
the hot-water pump would not work and
sent for machinist.
The latter bothered with it half n day
and said it must come apart. This
meant the stoppagc of the factory for a
long time. It was suggested that q
neighboring engineer be sent for, as he
was sort Of genius iu the matter of
machinery.
He came, and after studying the
pump awhile he took a hammer and
gave three sharp raps over the valve.
~ rckon she'll 60 now," he quietly
said, and putting on steam "she" did
go.
"The next day." says the manufac-
turer, ~ received o bill from him for
$3.50. The price amazed me, but when
I had examined the items drew check
at once.
"The bill read this way: 'Slessrs.
Blank s. Co., Dr., to John Smith. For
fixing pump, so cents; for knowing how,
$25.'
"Had be charged me $3.50 for fixing
the pump I should have considered it
exorbitant. But fifty cent was reasoua-
BILE, and 1 recognized the value of knowl-
edge, so I paid and said nothing. -
.Neu York World.
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She SeMel Oh the Finger.

While Miss Stafford, school teacher
on Blind slough, was going from her
school in the evening she found that one
of Mr.. Hcglund's children, eighteen
months old, had had an index finger cut
of by her brother. The mother was un-
able to do anything for her child, so
Miss Stafford secured the piece of finger
which had been cut off and carried the
child to a neighbor's where she could get
help and necessary materials. She then
sewed the piece of finger on and bound
it on in its proper place witt. spIints. At
last accounts the finger seemed to be
doing well.
Miss Stafford seems to have natural
fitness for surgeon, and should not
allow her abilities to be neglected. It
was not long ago that this young lady
rescued one of her pupils from drowning
by going to his assistance in the slough.
-Orsqon Ast0riaR.
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Multi-LeaYed Clover.

A few days ago Providence tR. ~
lady, Mrs. W. R. Perce, while taking a
stroll at Jefferson, discovered some re-
markable specimens in the line Of. many
leaved clovers. She found in all 262
leaves, each of which consisted Of more
than three leaflets. Of this number fifty
we're four-leaved, 1872 were fve-leaved,
twenty.four had six leaflets each and six
numbered seven little leaves on each
stem. Among them was one specimen
which we feel sure must be of interest to
botanists. On a runner about three
inches in length there were five stems,
arranged as follows: The pedunclc near
est the root bore three leaflets, the next
four, the Others five, six and seven re-
spectively, and there were no intermediate
leaves. Mrs. Perce seems to find the un-
usual in clovers, having in her collection
u nine-leaved one, gathered among Others
at Mount Wachusett q. few summers ago.
Among the Clouds.
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How Derby Hats Soften in Summer.

DERBY hats must be handled with
velvety touch in summer" quoth ]. Nc
Kain, taking down stiff hat from his
shelves and giving it professional tap.
"Fcw people are aware of the fact that
the great heat at this season of the year
softens stiff hat so much that it can al
most be rolled up into ball. That's
whv the crown should be handled as lit
tie as possible, because it is the easiest
thing in the world to dent the hat when
it is soft, and the mark will stay there
forever. The hat is all right if you don't
touch the crown while it is soft, because
it regains its natural stiffness as soon as
cold weather cools it off. If you hold a
derby hat near hot stove it will lose its
stiffness in few moments and be limp as
a g."-PItsbu,y Dispatch.
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The Colonial Danes Of America.

"The Colonial Danes of America"
is the name of Il new society composed
of women who are the descendants, in
their own persons, Of some citizen who
established his residence in America
prior to 1776, and rendered worthy
service in the building up Of the
United States.
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Un-pro-pre-an-te-pell-uIt-1-mat-l-ca-b

The meaning of the last is obvious and
may be predicated of the great majority
of words in every language, since it ap-
plies to all that have no "propreantepen-
ult;" that is, to every word of less than
six syllables. The stem Of the word, of
course, is "ult," the remainder being an
aggregation of prctixes and sufixes.
Several years ago, says another Sun
correspondent, the same thing was up,
and, as near as I can remember, the word
brought out by the Sun then was eve
Observation-Disclosures.
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It is stated that the fee for the charter
of the American Gas Investment Com
pany's certificate of incorporation, filed
at Trenton, was the largest New Jersey
ever received, namely, $1,000.
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WHAT'S in name? Tnat which we
call limburgher, by any other name,
would cdoriferate the same,-Ne1e York
DiSpotch.
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. To HAVE q course marked out before
hand. is to be prepared for difficulties. :.
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The Longest Word.

Several of your correspondents, says
letter in the New York Sun, have lately
submitted, as entitled to the honor of
being "the longest word in the English
language the first three of the words
following, IN competition whercwith I
send O fourth:
l. Dispro-por-tion-a ble-ness.
Q. Hon-or-if--ca-bil-i-tu Unity.
8. Dis-es-tab- sh-nent-a-ri-au-ism.
4. Un-pro-pre-an-te -te-pel-ult-
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like the gollfinch Of Tonquin: it is magnii-
cent while standing firm, but losses all its
beauty in flight. How much decision Of
character in order that these young men may
be Christians! Their old associates make
sarcastic flings at them. They go on excur-
prophesy that he will give out. They Won
der if he is not getting wings. As he passes
they grimace and wink and chuckle, and
say, "There goes saint"
, Oh, young man, have decision Of charac.
ter. You can afford in this matter of relg-
ion to be laughed at. What do you care for
the SCOTS Of these men, who are atfronted
because you will not go to ruin with them?
When the grave cracks open under their
feet and grim messengers push them into it.
and eternity comes down hard upon their
spirit, and conscience stings, aud hopeless
ruin lifts them up to kurl them down, will
they laugh then?
Ilearn also from my subject that men
may take religion into their worldly bllsi
ness Daniel had enough work to, do to
occupy SIX men. All the affairs OF state
questions Of war, Of peace, oil international
questions were for his settlement or ad-
justmeut. He must have had q CORE
spondence vast beyond all computation.
There was not man in all the earth who
had more to do than Daniel the Secretary
If State, and yet we find him three times
day bowling before God in prayer. There
arc men in our day who have not a hun
dredth part of Daniels engagements who say
have an idea somehow that religion will spoil
1nelr worldly occupation, that it will trip
the accountants pen, or dull tho carpenters
saw, or confuse the lawyers brief, or disar-
range the merchants store shelf.
They think religion is impertinent. They
would like to have it very we'll seated be-
side them in church on the Sabbath. to find
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surface. Such are the facts regarding
the storied nautilus.
As Tor the argonaut it is the only shell
fish in existence that has no attachment
to its shell. The female is the one that
is found sailing; the male has no shell at
all. Such specimens of the chambered
nautilus as are secured are almost all
caught in the Indian Ocean with baited
traps.
Ore of the biggest shells in the world
is the "queen conch," which is largely
used for food in the West Indies. The
natives there know just how to break of
the peaks of the shell at precisely the
point to detach the animal from the
shells. Then it is easy enough to pull
out the big snail. The shells are shipped
to England to serve as material for cam
eos. Most of the cameo brooches in the
world are made from these and other
shells, muriatic acid serving to cat away
their outer coat down to the exquisite
agate or pearl of the inner coat. 1t is
astonishing, by the way, that nature
should have devoted so much decorative
effort to the inside of shells. Ordinar-
lily she devotes herself to beautifying the
outer and upper sides of things-as in
the case of the leaf on the trec-but with
the shell she is satisfied to make the in
terror a picture of loveliness, while the
outside is as ugly as possible until pow
erful acids have removed the outer coat
ing and exposed the beauty that lies
beneath.
One of the biggest shells in the world
is the "triton" of the Pacific Ocean,
which Is used by natives Of Polynesia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-20
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
The Agricultural Bill Passed in the
House.

The House yesterday adopted the new rule
making special order for bills from the COM
mittee on agriculture. The agricultural col
lege bill was first taken up. II appropriates,
out Of money arising from the Sale of public
lands. to each state and territory, for the more
complete endowment and maintenance of col
leges for the benefit Of agriculture and the
mechanic arts, the sum of $4,000 for the year
ending June 80. 1890, and an annual increase
OF such appropriation Their eafter for ten years
by an additional sum Of $1,000 over the pre-
ceding year, and the annual sum to be paid
thereafter shall be $4,000. An amendment
providing that the appropriation shall be APP
piled only to instruction in agriculture. the
mechanic arts, the English language and the
various branches of mathematical. physical.
natural and economic science, with special
reference to their applications in the indus
tries of life and to the facilities for such in :
structions, and the bill was passed.
NOMINATIONS YESTERDAY
The President late yesterday afternoon sent
to the Senate the following nominations:
Levi p. Wright of tie District OF Columbia.
to be register of wills in the District of Colum-
bia vice Dorsey Clagett, resigned.
Wright +. Hall of California. 10 be receiver
Of public moneys at Susanville. Cal.
State.-Wiliam E. Sims of Virginia, to be
consul of the United States at Colon (Aspin-
WALL.
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.
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